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Our Work in the California Affordable Student Housing (CASH) Coalition
The California Affordable Student Housing (CASH) Coalition brings together higher education advocates, civil rights and student-led organizations to advocate for solutions to end student housing insecurity and homelessness.
Currently, the organizations and student leadership groups represented in the CASH Coalition are:
- Afrikan Black Coalition
- California Competes
- California State University
- Coleman Advocates
- GenUP
- John Burton Advocates for Youth
- Partnership LA
- Public Advocates
- SSCCC
- San Francisco Rising
- Student Homes Coalition
- TICAS
- uAspire
- USCA
- United Way of Greater Los Angeles
- Young Invincibles
Advocating for Investments in Affordable Housing and Equitable Housing Policy
We advocate for more investment in affordable housing and for equitable student housing policy to ensure that low-income students are prioritized.
In 2021, for the first time, the state of California invested in the Higher Education Student Housing Grant program, creating over 11,200 units of affordable housing for low-income students across our three higher education segments. While significant, this investment represents a small percentage of the need. Policy-makers, colleges and universities must do more to ensure that a lack of affordable housing no longer hinders access to higher education for low-income students.
Join the Coalition
Learn more about the policies we are watching and how to advocate for affordable student housing by contacting Public Advocates.
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