Student Advocates for Essential Needs Security

Student Advocates for Essential Needs Security (SAENS) is a student group of the MSU School of Social Work and welcomes participation from the MSU community.

Unfortunately, homelessness and the struggle to meet essential needs does not end once a student arrives at college. SAENS will work with MSU's on and off-campus resources to raise awareness and support the needs of students related to housing, food, and basic care items.

SAENS will work to advocate for awareness of student essential needs and their direct relationship to student success. Essential needs include access to healthy food options, hygiene products, housing, and mental and physical health support. To promote student success SAENS advocates for a “whole student” approach which takes holistic consideration of a student’s development and experiences beyond academics.

SAENS Resource Guide

*please note SAENS is working to update the resource guide. Please check web links in the guide to ensure you find what you are looking for.

The SAENS Resource Guide has tons of information regarding mental health, physical health, food and shelter resources as well as other helpful information.

Download the SAENS Resource Guide

Contact

Please contact advisor Monaca Eaton, eatonmon@msu.edu for more information.