The Center for Women and Gender Equity operates Grand Valley State University's Replenish Basic Needs Centers. Replenish offers perishable and non-perishable food items, personal care products, household items, and access to the university's Laptop Loan Program.  

All enrolled students are eligible to access Replenish. There are no income guidelines or requirements; the only requirement is to present a current GVSU student ID or G-number.

Replenish operates at three locations: Allendale, Downtown Pew Campus, and the Cook DeVos Health Campus. 

Our mission is to eliminate disparities and obstacles for student success by providing access to food and other basic needs. 

A hunger-free campus where each student has access to the support and tools they need to be successful. 

• We define basic needs as an ecosystem that includes food security, housing security, financial stability, health/medical care, technology, employment, and transportation needs in addition other essential needs.
• We understand that basic needs work must be inclusive of all identities and committed to other forms of intersectional justice work, specifically gender justice work as poverty disproportionately affects women.
• We recognize that higher education was not designed for those historically excluded from higher education, and as such, basic needs work is grounded in the principles of social justice work and must be approached in a holistic manner.
• We recognize that this work must be done in community and in order to liberate our students from systemic oppression we must also work in solidarity with our local and global community.
• We use an asset based framework that rejects seeing students by their deficits and seeks to honor their contributions to our community rather than viewing these students as a problem to be solved.