Author name: Raya Mohammed

Students enrolled in community colleges across California are unable to meet their basic needs and face homelessness and housing insecurity as a result of environmental factors that have a negative impact on academic performance.  According to the Community College League of California, 58 percent of community college students are experiencing housing insecurity. Environmental factors such …

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With an estimated 1.3 million children under the age of six experiencing homelessness each year,early childhood homelessness is a silent but devastating tragedy that has a long-term influence oncognitive development, physical health, and social-emotional well-being. A family experiencing homelessness often consists of a single mother under the age of 27 andtwo children under the age …

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