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1 in 10 Cal State students face homelessness. This emergency housing program helps
Launched in 2020, the program offers emergency housing and support services, helping over 9,000 students improve housing stability and academic outcomes.
- Across California campuses, the Cal State Rapid Rehousing program has helped over 9,000 students since 2020, operating at all 10 UC, 25 community colleges, and 18 Cal State campuses.
- Following the 2018 Camp Fire, which destroyed over a third of housing in Butte County, California, off-campus housing costs rose by more than 30% between 2018 and 2022, increasing student housing stress.
- A 2025 evaluation found students in the program reported higher GPAs and improved mental health and nutrition, supported by Chico State and True North Housing Alliance.
- The governor's proposed 2026–27 budget includes $31 million for rapid rehousing, and campus staff say Rapid Rehousing has helped students stay enrolled and avoid dropping out.
- Foster youth made up 17% of participants versus less than 1% systemwide, and three-quarters were first-generation compared to a quarter systemwide, showing persistent inequities.
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1 in 10 Cal State students face homelessness. This emergency housing program helps
California spent $31 million last year helping students facing homelessness with emergency housing and other services through Rapid Rehousing. The program operates at most public universities and about a quarter of community colleges, helping thousands of students who are either homeless or housing insecure, such as one student who was sleeping in a garage.
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