Navvy helps college students navigate complex public benefits systems through a personalized, technology-supported experience. Students complete a short screener to identify eligibility for programs like SNAP and Medicaid, the receive a customized roadmap with documentation checklists, application guidance, and ongoing support through chatbot and text message follow-up. The platform is designed specifically for higher education, combining technology with campus partnerships and outreach strategies to increase benefit utilization and reduce administrative burden. By helping students access critical resources, Navvy supports college persistence, retention, and completion.
Paige Swanstein
Co-Founder and Executive Director
Paige Swanstein is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Student Basic Needs Coalition, a national nonprofit working to address food and healthcare insecurity among college students. After experiencing these issues firsthand while working multiple jobs during college, she founded SBNC to build scalable solutions that connect students to public benefits and other basic needs resources through technology, campus and state engagement, and data insights. Under her leadership, SBNC has expanded to partner with hundreds of campuses nationwide and helped refer 60,000+ students to $148M in resources. Her work has been featured in Forbes and Fast Company and she has been recognized as a Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation Entrepreneur.