The AmeriCorps VISTA member will strengthen the University of Nebraska at Omaha's capacity to address student basic needs by developing sustainable systems, resources, and strategic initiatives. The member will research community resources and create an internal resource guide, increase student engagement and leadership opportunities, and develop outreach and communication strategies to improve awareness of available services. They will design proposals for campus- and state-wide strategic plans focused on student basic needs, including recommendations for standardized data collection and dashboards to measure service utilization, identify gaps, and inform decision-making. The VISTA will also create proposals, procedures, and toolkits that ensure programs can be sustained beyond the service year, helping the university expand its long-term capacity to support all students through collaborative and data-informed basic needs initiatives.