James Donohue
Professor Hochfelder
AHIS 201
2/27/20

Title: Housing and Food Insecurity affecting many college students, new data says
Date:2/20/2020
URL:https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/02/20/housing-food-insecurity-affecting-many-college-students-new-data-says/
Brief Description: A survey conducted by the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice. This survey of 167,000 students at 244 colleges across 44 states and the District of Columbia revealed that 39 percent of respondents were food insecure, 46 were housing insecure and 17 percent had been homeless within the last year. The students complained that they felt this way because financial aid has not kept up with the rate of inflation and thus basic necessities like food and housing become harder to pay for. Proposed solutions include meal vouchers, expansion of SNAP, emergency financial aid and subsidized housing. The Food for Thought act would expand the National School Lunch Program for college students. 
Keywords: College Affordability
Future Implications: If college students aren't able to provide basic needs like nutrition and shelter for themselves then they will drop out of college so they can afford to provide for themselves. Expansions of the programs above would be a great step towards fighting this crisis. This article brings to light the idea that costs not directly associated with college like housing and food are determinants of whether or not someone goes to college also.
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