student homelessness Archives

Foothill-De Anza Board prioritizes student homelessness, food insecurity for 2020-21 school year

Mathew Bejarano, Staff Reporter | November 24, 2020

The Foothill-De Anza board listed improving services that combat student homelessness and food insecurity as their top priorities for the 2020-21 school year. Chancellor Judy Miner hopes to...

De Anza Housing Resources Unknown to Students

Annalise Freimarck, Campus Beat Editor | November 11, 2019

De Anza offers housing resources, yet most homeless students don’t use them. According to the 2018 Food, Housing and Transportation Security survey, 18% of De Anza College students have experienced...

Overnight parking serves De Anza’s educational mission

Thomas Anthony, Staff Reporter | May 2, 2019

If De Anza College stands by its mission to provide the best possible education to its students, it needs to support its most vulnerable members by providing overnight parking for homeless and housing-insecure...

Student homelessness and food insecurity rates high in California community colleges

Yami Sun, Staff Reporter | April 30, 2019

Sarah Curcio, 22, biology major used to park and sleep in her car in front of her mother's house. Her financial aid can cover her tuition, but not parking permits and textbook fees. She is not currently...