Any student who has difficulty affording groceries or could use some healthier free food, who lacks a safe and stable place to live, or has any other unexpected or sudden issue outside of school and believes this may affect their performance in the internship, is urged to contact the Office of Student Advocacy and Support or visit the Registry of Options And Resources (ROAR) for support. Furthermore, please notify Brandi or someone on the LHSI team if you are comfortable doing so. This will enable them to provide any resources that they may possess.

We’ve compiled more resources for you below. Let us know if you have additional needs.

Financial, Housing, Clothing, Food, and Other Personal Needs 

• Paws Pantry is a free food pantry for IU Indianapolis students, faculty and staff. Anyone with a Crimson Card can stop by during the hours posted on their website and get canned goods, fresh and frozen produce and baked goods. This is for everyone!
• Hire Attire is a free clothing closet for IU Indianapolis students. This service is run through the Office of Student Employment.
• Dealing with financial stress can take its toll. Visit IU MoneySmarts to learn more about 89 different financial lessons/topics, schedule an appointment with a professional for free, and improve your financial responsibility.
• Jag R.O.A.R. (Registry of Options and Resources) has information on legal services, everyday essentials like housing, clothing, and food, health-related clinics, financial assistance, and military resources.
• Contact the Interpersonal Violence Prevention & Response office if you are impacted by sexual or relationship violence or stalking.
• Students who are pregnant or have experienced other conditions related to pregnancy (termination of pregnancy, miscarriage, lactation, or related medical conditions should visit pregnancy.iu.edu to learn about your rights and resources available to you, such as academic accommodations.

Navigating Campus Systems

• The student advocate can help you with broad issues that may be impacting your courses and general success in college. Anyone can go directly to the student advocate for assistance. Campus Advocate can: 
  • Assist with emergencies that impact a student’s educational experience 
  • Help students understand and navigate through the university policies & procedures 
  • Connect students with campus and community resources 
  • Provide information pertaining to emergency loans/grants to help students remain enrolled 
  • Provide support in the event of a student’s major illness/injury 
  • Serve as a consultant to faculty/staff who have concerns or need assistance in supporting students 
• Office of Equal Opportunity addresses concerns of equity, discrimination, and harassment.

Academic Accommodation or Assistance

• Adaptive Educational Services (AES) provides appropriate accommodations to assist students with documented academic difficulties. Workplace accommodations are handled through campus human resources.
• Classes only get harder from here. Bepko Learning Center can help you with your courses and balancing everything through success coaching, tutoring, and academic mentoring.
  • Free Bepko resources on studying or focusing for download
  • List of departmental tutoring resources

Health and Wellness

• Counseling and Psychological Services provides mental health services for any IU Indianapolis student. College can be stressful, let CAPS help. They’ll do an assessment and refer out to other services as needed. CAPS provides group counseling (free!), individual counseling, medication management, and testing. You can also access private, self-screening tools below.
  • Mental Health Screenings
  • Information and Self-Screening 

• Health & Wellness Promotion has programming and services for students around a range of health and wellness issues.
  • Check out the Student Wellness Directory for mental health services and other wellness-related resources available to you.
• Students also have access to Student Health for health screenings and general healthcare needs. 
• Find a community of Jags helping each other recover from alcohol and substance use.

Connect with Others

• The LGBTQ+ Center has a list of resources and offices helpful for LGBTQ+ students at IU Indianapolis. The LGBTQ+ Center is also located in Taylor Hall (UC) 101 and hosts weekly/monthly programming and events aimed with social, advocacy, and educational themes.
• Multicultural Center provides an array of programs and services to enhance the value of diversity at IU Indianapolis and the surrounding community. They also house the African Student Association, the Asian Student Union, the Black Student Union, the Filipino Student Association, the Latino Student Association, the LGBTQ Student Alliance, and the Native American Student Alliance.
• Get involved on campus. We have student organizations, intramural sports, leadership programs, and other opportunities on campus.