Campuses are expanding emergency services even as federal grant lines face legal and administrative uncertainty. Long Beach City College’s Safe Parking Program—where students sleep in their cars and access showers and restrooms—illustrates a growing tactical response to student homelessness. At the same time, a federal appeals court’s temporary reprieve preserved funding for 49 school mental‑health projects, but recipients and applicants face an unsettled timeline after the Education Department sought to end prior awards. > The Ninth Circuit’s interim decision protects ongoing grants in 15 states but raises questions about the Department’s ability to issue new awards and the continuity of services. Districts and colleges that relied on expected federal funds are scrambling to bridge gaps. > Campus leaders say the twin pressures—basic needs crises among students and stop‑start federal funding—require immediate resource allocation and longer-term system planning to avoid service interruptions that could derail student retention and success.