The National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) operates the U.S. Department of Education's technical assistance and information center for the federal Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY) Program. NCHE is based at The SERVE Center at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). NCHE hosts this Homeless Education Mailing List to share information and resources with educators, service providers, and other interested stakeholders about meeting the educational needs of children and youth experiencing homelessness. The ideas on this listserv do not necessarily reflect the views of NCHE, The SERVE Center, UNCG, or the U.S. Department of Education. ALL LOBBYING ACTIVITIES ARE STRICTLY FORBIDDEN. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hungry and Homeless in College:
Results from a National Study of Basic Needs Insecurity in Higher Education
|
|
|
Good morning, colleagues:
The Wisconson HOPE Lab and the Association of Community College Trustees have released a new report entitled
Hungry and Homeless in College: Results from a National Study of Basic Needs Insecurity in Higher Education.
Food and housing insecurity among the nation’s community college students threatens their health and wellbeing, along with their academic achievements. Addressing these basic needs is critical to ensuring that more students not only start college, but also have the opportunity to complete degrees.
This report presents findings from the largest survey ever conducted of basic needs insecurity among college students. In 2015, the Wisconsin HOPE Lab published the research report
Hungry to Learn, a study based on a survey of approximately 4,000 students at ten community colleges in seven states. This study includes more than 33,000 students at 70 community colleges in 24 states. While this is not a nationally representative sample of students or colleges, it is far greater in size and diversity than prior samples, and provides information to shed new light on critical issues warranting further research.
This report found substantially higher rates of food insecurity among community college students than previously reported, while rates of housing insecurity and homelessness were consistent with prior estimates. The 2015 report indicated that about half of community college students were food insecure, but this study found that two in three students are food insecure. Both surveys revealed that about half of community college students were housing insecure, and 13 to 14 percent were homeless.
Hungry and Homeless in College: Results from a National Study of Basic Needs Insecurity in Higher Education is available for downloading at
http://www.acct.org/files/Publications/2017/Homeless_and_Hungry_2017.pdf. The Washington Post published an article yesterday at
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/03/15/the-disturbing-trend-of-homeless-community-college-students/ highlighting the report results.
Best regards,
Christina Dukes, Federal Liaison
National Center for Homeless Education |
|
|
| |
|
National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) | http://nche.ed.gov
Operating the U.S. Department of Education's technical assistance center for the federal Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY) Program |
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
