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When a college student is hungry while also worrying about rent or child care or other life stressors, it’s hard to focus on school work and class projects.
More than half of UH students, and nearly 60% of college students nationwide, experience some type of basic needs insecurity.
A recent University of Hawaiʻi student survey report shows that 58% of students experience at least one form of basic needs insecurity. About 39% of students reported facing food insecurity within 30 days of taking the survey. Nearly half of UH students experienced housing insecurity and 14% experienced homelessness in 2020. "Many people dismiss it as the starving student. Many of us experienced some level of discomfort and challenges as an undergraduate student, but we’re really starting to see students experiencing significant risk to their wellbeing and ability to complete higher educat...