For the latest campus announcements and helpful information, please visit UC Merced COVID-19 Emergency Preparedness
Bobcat Pantry: Weekly Pick-Up
- As we move to remote operations, please encourage students to complete the below Food Pick-up Form to schedule pick up of pre-packaged food boxes. We will work to secure additional toiletry items
- Location: TC 131 (Located by the Den)
- Food Pick-Up Form
- https://basicneeds.ucmerced.edu/bobcat-pantry
CalFresh
- Moved to remote operations - students can email CalFreshoutreach@ucmerced.edu for any questions regarding the service. Our student staff will be monitoring emails and directing them to the Human Service Agency representative. HSA will reach out to students via phone only
- Application Sessions: Tuesdays & Wednesdays 10:30am-11:30am, 12:00pm-1:00pm, 1:30pm-2:30pm
- Our student staff is available to set up Zoom application assistance and presentations if needed. Please direct all communication/requests to CalFreshoutreach@ucmerced.edu
Emergency Housing/Emergency Fund Crisis Support can be directed to the Dean of Students Office
- Rental assistance, temporary housing for homeless students (student also receives meal swipes to the Pavilion), transitional housing, grocery store giftcards, emergency funds, etc.)
- Dean of Students Emergency Funds and Emergency Housing
Pop-Up People’s Pantry
- Every Saturday at 1:00pm free produce will be provided at 18th St. People’s Garden. Food availability will be on a first come, first serve basis
- Please only take what is needed, wear gloves and maintain social distancing
- Address: 936 W 18th St.
- Contact Erin Meyer at emeyer4@ucmerced.edu with questions
USDA Food Distribution: "Drive - Thru" Model
- Please reach out to foodpantry@ucmerced.edu with any questions
- Dates: April 17th and May 15th
- Time: 10:00am-2:00pm
- Location: 350 W Yosemite Ave (MCOE Parking Lot; Directly across Merced College)
UC Merced Services and Updates
- Graduate Division - Office Closed, But Still Available
- Contact Graduate Division - Main Line: 209-228-4723; Admissions: gradadmissions@ucmerced.edu; Funding: gradfunding@ucmerced.edu; Academic Sevices: gradservices@ucmerced.edu
- graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu
- Office of the Registrar
- Service Adjustments - The Office of the Registrar is not offering in-person services at this time. This webpage lists all service adjustments that the Office of the Registrar has made as a result of COVID-19
- https://registrar.ucmerced.edu/service-adjustments
- UC Merced COVID-19 Emergency Preparedness
- UC Merced Weekly Briefing from the Chancellor
Additional Resources
- Enterprise Car Rental: Enterprise Car Rental is lowering their age to rent a car from 21 to 18 and waiving the young renter fee for rentals until May 31st. If students need to get home and don't want to risk getting on a plane/train - this could help!
- Spectrum: Spectrum is offering 60 days free broadband and wifi to students. Anyone wanting to enroll for the free offer can call 1-844-488-8395
- UHAUL: UHAUL is offering free 30-day storage to any college student during this time (The free month applies to new customers with college IDs and is a limited-time offer subject to availability)
Updated 4-17-2020
