Dive Brief:
- One estimate puts the number of homeless college students at 58,000 nationwide, though hard data is difficult to come by.
- Colleges are starting programs to help homeless students, such as the Economic Crisis Response Team at UCLA, which helps a student stay in school with meal vouchers and scholarship information.
- An expert on homelessness says she thinks colleges are becoming more aware by offering counseling and on-campus food banks.
Dive Insight:
Barbara Duffield, policy director at the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth, says that when hardship strikes, families often tend to focus on younger children. High school and college students can be overlooked.
