American Homeless College Student Association

In college but homeless?
It’s happening…
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🧾Due to new federal data sent out during January
1️⃣The number of students sleeping in cars, parks and on the streets more than doubled in one year’s time, the data shows, and the number of students living in hotels increased by 17%
2️⃣The report also shows student homelessness increased by 10% or more in 16 states and by 20% or more in eight states, while five states saw a reduction of 10% or more.
3️⃣Over a three-year period, the rate of homelessness among English learners increased by 30%, and by 16% among students who have disabilities or are unaccompanied — similar to the overall rate for all homeless students.
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End College Homelessness, Now.
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Full Article on the study mentioned on our Instagram.

New Study on Homelessness Among Community College Students | SchoolHouse Connection New Study on Homelessness Among Community College Students Mar 15, 2017 | Featured Research, New Resources On March 15, Wisconsin HOPE Lab released the results of a national study on hunger and homelessness among community college students. The study, Hungry and Homeless in College: Results of a Stu...

Check out this study on homeless college students and learn some important statistics !!!

Article: https://www.kosu.org/post/homeless-college-five-students-five-stories

“Five Homeless Students, Five Stories”
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One turned to crime
A second quit college
The third moves from place to place
The fourth is trying to help
And the fifth has built a better life
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Reposted
Article from kosu.org
By VICTOR A. POZADAS & DONTAYE ABRAM & GRANT JONES & CADE KINZIE & SAVANNAH MELHER & CHRISTOPHER PLUNKETT & NICHOLAS SARDIS & ZACHARY SCOTT & WILLIAM SUTTON & KEVIN TUDOR & MANATSU UENO • OCT 4, 2017
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It’s not fair and it’s not right😤 let’s stop the problem at the root of the issue👏

Let’s discuss the national problem of homeless college students in America!!

🇺🇸 Why are so many US college students homeless? | The Stream - YouTube For many people college is a door to a better opportunity. But that opportunity doesn’t always come with a roof and four walls. In 20017 there were 32,000 homel...

Did you know California passed a law allowing homeless students to use the community college showers? Why did this need a law to be allowed and why is every state not looking into this problem👀🏠

Face the problem.
Now.
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Nearly 1 in 5 community college students in the U.S. experienced homelessness in the past year.
60% of community college have experienced housing insecurity
19% lived with others beyond the expected capacity of the housing
8% left their household because they felt unsafe.
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This is a real problem in United States and it’s not getting enough attention as it should.
We need to spread awareness and fix this.
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https://youtu.be/5gEpbb7opVY

Check out this video on how a students experience at UCLA is much different than others !

The hidden problem of homelessness on college campuses College students often have concerns about their financial futures with many graduates carrying student loan debts that will take years to pay off. But for s...

“I know for myself I did not choose to be homeless — I had no other choice.”
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College Homelessness is real

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When students turn 18, they lose many social supports, like free school lunch, and may then struggle to provide for themselves.
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Federal educational aid is intended to cover tuition, not housing, food, and transportation, all necessary expenses for full-time students.
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And then there’s the changing student population. More Americans are attending college, including those with lower incomes and those who are older and looking to switch careers (more than a third of the nation’s population has completed four years of college or more). More than one in five undergraduate students are parents.
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Community college students, who are often commuters and don’t have the option of on-campus dormitories, are particularly affected by rising housing costs, especially in urban areas. The existing school aid and financing system, geared toward 18-year-old high school graduates with middle-class backgrounds and family support, seems increasingly antiquated and ineffective in light of these shifts.
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College Homelessness is real

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https://lbpost.com/news/i-dont-take-any-of-this-for-granted-homeless-lbcc-student-finds-housing-through-new-program

'I don't take any of this for granted': Homeless LBCC student finds housing through new program • Long Beach Post News LBCC estimates that roughly 10% of its students experience homelessness or housing insecurity, and many of those students are facing additional struggles in the pandemic.