{"id":42439,"date":"2025-11-04T17:00:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T01:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/sa-sandbox\/?page_id=42439"},"modified":"2026-07-06T04:49:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T11:49:05","slug":"basic-needs-symposium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/bewell\/basic-needs-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"Basic Needs Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-ewu-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b3b1780eb53a58d8af3056d33a83497f\"><strong>Basic Needs<\/strong> Symposium<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-c0c40e58\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-319b3c01\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"993\" height=\"865\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/sa-sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/510\/2026\/04\/SymposiumLogo-1.png\" alt=\"illustration of an apple, books, and coins\" class=\"wp-image-40900\" style=\"width:290px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/bewell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/510\/2026\/04\/SymposiumLogo-1.png 993w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/bewell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/510\/2026\/04\/SymposiumLogo-1-300x261.png 300w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/bewell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/510\/2026\/04\/SymposiumLogo-1-768x669.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 993px) 100vw, 993px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>CWS is excited to introduce our 2026 Basic Needs Symposium, an expansion of our annual Basic Needs Resource Fair. This comprehensive, day-long event is dedicated to tackling the topic of basic needs insecurity on campus and in our community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us to learn from our community presenters, hear directly from EWU students about their experiences, and engage with our resource fair featuring 20 local organizations offering basic needs support including financial assistance, peer counseling, and legal aid.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-2268da16\">\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-ewu-medium-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-ewu-medium-gray-background-color has-background\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-ewu-dark-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-89bfdcaf5145010c2b45062596087c84\" style=\"font-size:2rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:100;text-transform:none\">Join us <mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ewu-red-color\">May 19th<\/mark> in the <mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ewu-red-color\">PUB NCR<\/mark> from <mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ewu-red-color\">10AM-3PM<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-ewu-medium-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-ewu-medium-gray-background-color has-background\" \/>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-f7ca0bf7\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-ewu-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-30dd72017c8d0007576c6189dcfb25bd\">Symposium<strong> Schedule<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-c1b99319 gb-accordion\" data-accordion-multiple-open>\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-b4ee0dc2 gb-accordion__item gb-accordion__item-open\" data-transition=\"fade\">\n\n<h4 style=\"margin-bottom: 0\">\n\n\n\n<button class=\"gb-button gb-button-c1ceabaf gb-accordion__toggle gb-block-is-current\" id=\"gb-accordion-toggle-c1ceabaf\"><span class=\"gb-button-text\"><strong>Resource Fair | <\/strong>10AM-3PM<\/span><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M16 132h416c8.837 0 16-7.163 16-16V76c0-8.837-7.163-16-16-16H16C7.163 60 0 67.163 0 76v40c0 8.837 7.163 16 16 16zm0 160h416c8.837 0 16-7.163 16-16v-40c0-8.837-7.163-16-16-16H16c-8.837 0-16 7.163-16 16v40c0 8.837 7.163 16 16 16zm0 160h416c8.837 0 16-7.163 16-16v-40c0-8.837-7.163-16-16-16H16c-8.837 0-16 7.163-16 16v40c0 8.837 7.163 16 16 16z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n\n\n\n<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ca0504e2 gb-accordion__content\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-1b063df3 gb-accordion\" data-accordion-multiple-open>\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-5b602b2f gb-accordion__item\" data-transition=\"slide\">\n\n<h5 style=\"margin-bottom: 0\">\n\n\n\n<button class=\"gb-button gb-button-d35a8c37 gb-accordion__toggle\" id=\"gb-accordion-toggle-d35a8c37\"><span class=\"gb-button-text\">10:30AM<strong> &#8211; 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