A staggering number of college students in Los Angeles are HOMELESS, survey finds

‘A survey commissioned by the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees revealed that one in five of the community college’s 230,000 students are homeless.
The survey respondents comprised of 4.4 percent of all students who were enrolled in the fall of 2016.
Survey data revealed that 19 percent of students reported being recently homeless, while eight percent said they were thrown out of their homes. Among students who had been on foster care, 38 percent reported being homeless for a time in their lives. The poll also showed that four percent of students had been evicted from their previous addresses, while six percent stayed in an abandoned building, car, or other areas not meant for housing. Likewise, the survey revealed that 65 percent of students reported not being able to afford balanced meals, while 60 percent said they were not able to buy more when their food ran out.’
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