Tag: Basic Needs

Gone in 60 Minutes: Free Pop-Up Shop a Huge Success

During the first week of classes, the Basic Needs team in the Office of Student Financial Aid partnered with Mad City Moving and University Housing Sustainability to host the second Badger Reclaim Pop-Up Shop, helping students kick off the academic year with free essentials and sustainable finds. What was scheduled as a six-hour event (11 …

Sustainability Meets Student Support: Badger Reclaim Begins!

During move-in week, the Basic Needs team in the Office of Student Financial Aid partnered with Mad City Moving and University Housing Sustainability to implement Badger Reclaim. This initiative provided hundreds of free household items like desks, headboards, fans, shelving, and much more to UW–Madison students. Demand for these items was so strong that everything …

Badger Reclaim

This May, the Basic Needs team in the Office of Student Financial Aid joined forces with Mad City Moving and University Housing Sustainability to launch Badger Reclaim. This initiative aims to provide UW–Madison students with essential housing items at no cost, promoting sustainability and community support. Badger Reclaim builds off the successes of the Sustainable …