Past Tour Stops
Norco College – We met a total of 80 racially diverse, multi-generational students including young people, parents, people attending school while working multiple jobs, people caring for extended families, former foster youth—all trying to get on a path to mobility while struggling to afford basic needs. Housing affordability and stability is a top concern not for a few of them, but nearly all of them.
Students also shared stories about struggles with the safety net: Receiving conflicting information from government agencies about how to apply. Lost applications. Repeated requests for the same documents. Demeaning treatment.
Both schools work hard to help students obtain basic needs —hiring new staff to help navigate the safety net, helping to find emergency housing, working with the state on new housing initiatives, and more.
Top Policy Ideas:
– Family housing/affordable housing for community college students
– Expand grants to help with non-tuition costs
– Family housing/affordable housing for community college students
– Reforming access to benefits
– Preserving dignity when people seek assistance