Victor Valley College aims to house homeless students with new program 'It Takes a Village,' a partnership with Searchlight Society, tackles growing issue Victorville Daily Press A first-of-its-kind program aiming to house students facing challenges on where to live began earlier this month thanks to a partnership between Victor Valley College and the nonprofit Searchlight Society. Since the “It Takes a Village” program started officially on Jan. 4, two students have already been temporarily put up in hotel rooms while they await more permanent housing. “Our goal is to provide stable housing and wraparound services to the housing insecure students at Victor Valley College,” said Amber Allen, VVC’s director of special grant programs. “It is our pleasure to be on the front line in ensuring the academic and personal success of students experiencing challenges around housing.”