Homelessnes survey

Homelessness and housing insecurity has a direct impact on young people’s abilities to stay in school and graduate. This is an active problem in our society and homeless college students are increasing in every campus, state wide. Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago made a survey, back in 2019, and these are the findings

Findings in the survey

• The risk factors for homelessness overlap with the risk factors for school dropout.

• Early family instability and socioeconomic constraints pose challenges to both housing stability and educational attainment.

• Youth who do not have a high school diploma or a GED face a greater risk of experiencing homelessness.

• Youth who experience homelessness are less likely to attend college. Even when they do attend college, many still struggle with homelessness.

• Opportunities for young people to advance their education and economic standing may depend on local community resources.

• Young people need more information about educational resources from youth and homelessness services providers.

Most likely, the pandemic has made this problem worse. We need to work together to find a solution, as this is not getting any better.