Many Latino College Students are Homeless, Hungry
The more we talk about Latino college enrollment, the more we should include Latino college degree attainment. Food insecurity is a big factor of the Latino college experience. It shouldn't be.
NewsTaco HEALTH TUESDAY
By Eric Moreno, Salud Today (2.5 minute read) 
There are more Latino college students than ever before.
The bad news is that the high cost of higher education often stands in the way of Latinos completing their college degrees.
In fact, many students have to choose between tuition or food and housing.
For example, 31% of Latino students are hungry, according to a study.
A staggering 14% of students at 70 community colleges in 24 states were homeless, according to a survey by the HOPE Lab at the University of Wisconsin. Also 32,000 college applicants were in 2015-2016 identified as “unaccompanied homeless youth” on federal student aid forms, according to The New York Times.
Los Angeles (49% Latino population) is a microcosm of college hunger+homelessness.
Homeless & Hungry
Currently, one in five of 230,000 Los Angeles students is classified as being homeless and almost two-thirds are classified as being food insecure, according to a study commissioned by the Los Angeles Community College District’s Board of Trustees.
