Rowdy's Corner
Food pantry serving MSU Denver students. Find us in Tivoli 271, right next to the ID Station!
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Contact UsWelcome to the Student Care Center!
Connect with us by calling, submitting a referral, or walking in! We can offer both virtual and in-person options for appointments
Please contact us to discuss your needs 🙂
#: 303-615-0006
@: [email protected]
or by submitting a Care Referral so a case manager can follow up with you.
Walk-In Hours for SNAP & Medicaid Applications:
Come see us in Tivoli 311 every Thursday from 1:00–4:00 PM for help with SNAP and Medicaid applications; no appointment is necessary.
Questions? Call 303-615-0006 or email [email protected].
Services Offered
Mission of the Student Care Center
The Student Care Center offers non-clinical case management to support students during urgent situations, helping them identify the best next steps and referrals for ongoing care. Our office is like a connector hub. We don’t replace financial aid or counseling, but we help fill the gaps in between—the spaces where students might be choosing between groceries and gas. We walk alongside them to find the support, on campus or in the community.
To learn about our services, please read the description of the services offered below:
Case Management
The Student Care Center provides non-clinical case management to students. Case managers do outreach on behalf of the CARE Team. Care Referrals are meant to provide a mechanism for community members to report a student engaging in concerning behaviors or needing additional support related to life circumstances.
Case managers are available to help students work through:
– Struggling with a difficult life circumstance or health issue
– Thoughts of harm to self, others, or locations
– Experiencing significant loss such as the death of a family member
– Victim of harassment, stalking, interpersonal violence, or sexual assault
– Struggling with food and housing insecurity or any basic needs concerns
– A need for assistance with public benefits such as SNAP or Medicaid
Student Emergency Retention Fund
The MSU Denver Student Emergency Retention Fund is an emergency stipend for MSU Denver students who are dealing with unanticipated and/or catastrophic life events that might otherwise cause the student to stop or pause the pursuit of their educational goals.
Stipends are usually capped at $1,000. Students can fill out an application online if they meet the criteria or they can call the Student Care Center to connect with a case manager.
Click here for more information
Presentations & Trainings
The Student Care Center is committed to providing education and training to staff, faculty, and student organizations about the services offered through our office, as well as how to best support student needs.
Click here for more information on offered trainings and request form.
Basic Needs Support
The Basic Needs program supports students experiencing financial insecurity or barriers to meeting their essential needs—such as access to food, housing, transportation, childcare, healthcare, and technology. The program aims to connect students with on- and off-campus resources that promote stability, belonging, and academic success.
Direct Student Support:
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Provide compassionate, trauma-informed support to students seeking assistance with food, housing, transportation, or other essential needs.
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Meet with students individually to assess needs, determine eligibility, and connect them with available on-campus and off-campus partners for resources.
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Follow up with students to ensure successful connection to services and identify any ongoing needs.
Think you or a student at MSU could benefit from these services? Best place to start is to submit a CARE referral with details related to your concerns.
Basic Need Resources
Share Meals App
The Share Meals app allows information about leftover food from events to be shared with students, helping to reduce hunger and eliminate waste on campus!
Download the app here!
SNAP
SNAP, previously known as food stamps is a federal program and provides qualifying households with monthly funds to help purchase groceries. Funds can be used at most grocery stores, convenience stores and farmers markets. Get support from The Student Care Center with applying, determining eligibility, recertifying, or if you have questions about an existing case.
Learn more about SNAP
Housing information
Our MSU Denver Housing website has information for incoming and current students about housing resources.
Learn more about housing optionsFrequently Asked Questions
A student has expressed an unmet need and/or concern, and is unsure where to get resources-our office is a good place to start. Submitting a CARE referral helps connect students to timely support and resources. If you’re worried about a student—or yourself—a referral allows the CARE team to follow up, offer guidance, and coordinate next steps. If you are unsure if a CARE Referral is appropriate, you can submit the information, or you can call our office for consultation support.
Yes. Whenever possible, we encourage obtaining a student’s consent before submitting a CARE referral. Seeking consent helps build trust, promotes transparency, and ensures students feel respected and supported in the process. When students understand why a referral is being made, they are more likely to engage with services and access the support available to them.
Once a CARE referral is filed, a case manager from the Student Care Center will begin outreach to the student. You can anticipate confirmation that your referral has been assigned to a case manager and they are coordinating next steps. A case manager might reach out to you if there are additional questions or needs.
Non-clinical case management is a supportive service that helps students navigate challenges that may impact their well-being or success at MSU Denver. Our staff work with students to identify immediate needs, explore options, and connect them to campus and community resources. This service does not involve counseling or therapy, but focuses on practical support, problem-solving, and coordinated referrals.
The Student Care Center, Dean of Students Office and CARE Team members are the only campus entity with access to the CARE referrals and CARE Team meetings are closed meetings. CARE referrals are a part of a student’s secure educational record. As such, CARE records are covered under FERPA regulations, thereby protecting the privacy of the student. Also note that students may have access to their educational records under FERPA, which may include access to the name of the person filing a report and the content of the report. If you are unsure of what information to include in the report, please give us a call at 303-615-0220.
In most cases, engagement with our office is voluntary. If you’ve been contacted regarding a CARE Referral, it means that someone is concerned about you and the University wants to learn more about what’s going on so that we can help support you and/or the individuals who have concerns. A case manager will then reach out to setup a time to meet with you to learn more about how we can support you. Whether it is a matter of talking through a particular situation and sharing relevant context, or determining the best way to help you through a challenging situation, meeting with a case manager will be an important early step so that we can understand you and your situation.