Resources
This page contains both on and off-campus resources that students can access when experiencing housing or food insecurity. For more information or any questions, please contact the Student Care Team by email.
Student Care Team Programs
CareTech
The CareTech Loaner Program at Pepperdine’s Malibu campus provides short-term laptop loans to students facing unexpected challenges, such as financial hardship or technical issues. Devices are provided at no cost on a first-come, first-served basis to eligible students actively enrolled and working with an SCT case manager. Laptops must be checked out in person for up to 14 days, used only for academic purposes, and returned with all components to avoid late fees or replacement charges. Students should carefully review the CareTech Agreement form and can contact IT for tech support, as needed.
Waves Cabinets
Waves Cabinet is here to support Pepperdine students by offering free supplemental nutrition and hygiene products.
What’s available?
- Fresh and shelf-stable foods: yogurt, eggs, bread, canned fruits & veggies, grains, snacks, and milk alternatives
- Hygiene essentials: toothpaste, body wash, feminine hygiene products, and more (available at select locations)
Our goal is to support every Wave in having access to the basics they need. Locations are listed below and can also be found utilizing the layers feature on the Campus Interactive Mapand selecting "Waves Food Cabinets".
Malibu Locations:
- Tyler Campus Center (TCC), 282 - This location offers perishable and non-perishable goods.
- Student Assistance Center (SAC) - The Waves Food Cabinet is inside the counseling center, in the back corner near the restrooms. This location offers non-perishable goods only.
- School of Public Policy (SPP), Bldg. 54 - This location offers perishable and non-perishable goods.
- Howard A. White Center (HAWC), 130 ICA Student Lounge - This location offers non-perishable goods and hygiene products.
- Department of Public Safety, CCB - This location offers perishable goods only.
- Caruso School of Law, Duane and Lucile Faw Student Lounge, located inside DiLerto Dining Room (Caruso Law School Cafe). - This location offers non-perishable goods.
A Waves Cabinet is also available at the Pepperdine Irvine Campus. This cabinet is located in IGC and is open Monday through Thursday, 8 AM – 10 PM, Friday, 8 AM – 6 PM, and occasionally on Saturdays from 8 AM – 5 PM (Varies). Please contact Leanne Garcia if you need support accessing the cabinet location.
BLOOM (Blessing Lives, Offer Ongoing Motivation)
BLOOM is a Student Care Team initiative created to spread encouragement and remind Waves that even the smallest gestures can bring light to someone’s day. Inspired by the truth that “He has made everything beautiful in its time” (Ecclesiastes 3:11), BLOOM allows members of our community to uplift a student by referring them to receive fresh flowers from the Student Care Team.
Whether celebrating a milestone, offering support during a difficult time, or simply reminding someone they are seen and valued, BLOOM provides a simple yet meaningful way to show care. Each flower is a symbol of beauty, hope, and growth. Through this initiative, SCT believes that together, we help one another BLOOM.
If you would like to refer a student, please complete the Student Encouragement Form.
If you are a campus partner hosting an event with floral arrangements you would like to donate to the BLOOM initiative, please reach out to the Student Care Team by email.
Student Care Team Events
Foundations for Flourishing: Skills for Life and Well-being
November 12 | 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Malibu Campus
Click Here to Apply
The Student Care Team invites students to join a half-day certificate seminar designed to build practical life skills for academic success and personal well-being. Foundations for Flourishing focuses on three essential areas:
Food Accessibility: Learn to recognize signs of food insecurity, explore campus and community resources, and practice strategies for creating nutritious, budget-friendly meals using Waves Cabinet ingredients.
Financial Literacy: Develop tools to create a realistic monthly budget, compare credit and loan terms, and better understand financial aid packages with strategies to reduce financial stress.
Mental Health First Aid: Gain skills to recognize signs of stress, anxiety, or burnout, practice peer support, and connect with resources that normalize mental health care.
Students will leave the seminar with tangible strategies to support their own flourishing and that of their peers, while also earning a certificate of completion.
On-Campus Resources
Student Counseling Center
The Counseling Center provides free and confidential support to all enrolled Pepperdine undergraduate and graduate students.They stand ready to support students with both individual and group appointments.
Student Assistance Center (SAC)
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90263
310.506.4210
student.counseling.center@pepperdine.edu
Student Health Center
The SHC operates similarly to a family physician's office and demonstrates the latest in health standards, allowing students to acquire care from highly trained medical professionals right here on campus. Available services include a wide range of everyday health needs, including men's and women's health, care for illness and injury, immunizations, injections, labs, nutrition, respiratory problems, and dermatology. The SHC also offers specialized clinics such as flu vaccination, travel medicine, massage therapy, and STI testing.
Student Assistance Center (SAC)24255
Pacific Coast Hwy
Malibu, CA 90263
310.506.4316, option 3
Office of Title IX and Title VI
Pepperdine University affirms that all members of our community are created in the image of God and, therefore, should be treated with dignity and respect. Our University Code of Ethics states that we do not unlawfully discriminate based on any status or condition protected by applicable federal or state law. The University encourages individuals to report concerning behavior to the University Title IX Coordinator immediately.
Dawn Emrich, Assistant Dean
University Title IX Coordinator
310.506.4937
titleix@pepperdine.edu
Office of Student Accessibility
The Office of Student Accessibility (OSA) seeks to accommodate students with documented disabilities to allow equal standing in educational endeavors.
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90263
310.506.6500
student.accessibility@pepperdine.edu
RISE seeks to build the physical, social, cognitive, spiritual, service, and life skills resilience of our students by providing them with building blocks that can be used to navigate life's difficulties.
Pepperdine RISE Program
Pepperdine University24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90263310.506.4049
resilience@pepperdine.edu
The Department of Public Safety (DPS) is committed to cultivating and continually supporting a safe and secure environment while respecting the rights and dignity of all individuals utilizing the programs and facilities of Pepperdine University. This shall be accomplished within the constraints of federal, state, and local laws and ordinances.
Emergency: 911 [then place a follow-up call to DPS at 310.506.4441]
Non-Emergency: 310.506.4442
Parking Office: 310.506.4700
Off-Campus Resources
General Resources
https://www.211.org/
A free service that connects individuals to social services and referrals through
a comprehensive resource database.
Food Programs and Support
SNAP
CalFresh, known federally as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP, provides monthly food
benefits to individuals and families with low-income and provides economic benefits to communities.
Students are also eligible if they have part-time employment.
Feeding America
Food bank search engine for banks throughout the state of California.
WIC: Women, Infants, Children
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides federal grants to states for supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional risk.
HOUSING
Housing and Urban Development (HUD): Shelter Finder
Mercy Housing - Affordable Housing Search