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Basic Needs

Basic Needs resources included here are Financial, Health, Housing, Nutrition & Wellbeing Resources (including social and emotional support) for campus employees. To connect students with basic needs resources please visit food.ucsb.edu

Basic Needs Resources

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Campus & Community Childcare

Campus and community infant, child, after-school and back-up care options.

Childcare Resources

Assistant Professor Infant Care Initiative

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Elder Care Resources & Support Services

Elder Care & Support

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Family Friendly Policies for Faculty & Academic Employees

Policies surrounding childbearing leave, leave to bond with a new baby or care for an ill family member, as well as policies governing temporary schedule adjustments and pausing the tenure clock.

Family Friendly Policies

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Lactation Support for those who are nursing

Find information on requesting or responding to requests for Lactation time and place, designated lactation rooms, information on creating a lactation room in your building or department, and additional support for lactation on campus.

Lactation Support Program

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Summer/Winter Camps

This page is updated in March of each year as summer camps are announced, in June with remaining availability, and in October for fall/winter camps.

Explore our local camps