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UC San Diego Emergency Housing Services

UC SAN DIEGO EMERGENCY HOUSING SERVICES

Students in emergency situations may be eligible for our emergency housing services through UC San Diego. Our services range from either emergency or transitional housing options. Emergency housing situations are often those consisting of safety concerns, unforeseen housing displacements, and other crisis situations. These resources exist to support students in emergency situations only and are triaged through a needs-based assessment.

The Basic Needs Off-Campus Housing Office is slowly beginning to produce a portfolio of resources to accommodate the spectrum of housing needs. These services are differentiated through the following categories:

Emergency/Temporary: indicates that a student is in immediate need of housing due to a crisis situation & does not have a secure long-term housing plan 
Transitional: indicates that a student is in between housing accommodations and needs short-term support until their long-term plan can be ready

UC SAN DIEGO EMERGENCY HOUSING SERVICES

    • Emergency housing is short-term (30 day maximum stay) for students facing imminent loss of housing or currently unhoused. Eligibility, length of stay, and location placement is determined upon assessment of emergency housing needs. 
    • Purpose: Support students in emergency housing situations only and comprehensively support them towards a more stable housing plan.
    • Emergency housing situations are often those consisting of:
      • Safety concerns 
      • Unforeseen housing displacements 
      • Staying/Sleeping in a car or public place
      • Other crisis situations 
    • Transitional housing is short-term (14-day maximum stay) for students facing imminent or expected housing displacement. Eligibility, length of stay, and type of service is determined upon a needs-based assessment.
      • Purpose: Support students who are in between accommodations only
      • Transitional housing situations are often those consisting of: 
        • in-between leases
        • in between moves
        • unexpected displacement
        • houselessness

    Need Emergency Housing Support?  

    • Complete a Basic Needs Assistance Form and Basic Needs staff will get back to you as soon as possible (no later than 2 business days)
    • For students in housing emergencies that are time sensitive please complete the Basic Needs Assistance Form and email basicneeds@ucsd.edu, or call 858-246-2632
    • Emergency Housing referrals are reviewed daily. If eligible activations are not guaranteed for a same-day stay, however are addressed with timely care.