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I'm skeptical. What definition of homeless are they using? I doubt it's mostly people actually roughing it on the streets, the colloquially understood definiti
by marcoperaza 9y ago
I'm skeptical. What definition of homeless are they using?
I doubt it's mostly people actually roughing it on the streets, the colloquially understood definition of "homeless". If it's not, it's mighty dishonest of them to use a picture of tents for the article (fake news?).
- crispyambulance 9y agoAccording to the source study these are the things they count as "homeless", 14% have at least one of the items below... Any of the below items: – Thrown out of home: 6% – Evicted from home: 3% – Stayed in a shelter: 2% – Stayed in an abandoned building, auto, or other place not meant as housing: 4% – Did not know where you were going to sleep, even for one night: 8% – Didn’t have a home: 2% I think any of those are VERY BAD as far as impact on academics is concerned. Whether these actually constitute "homeless" is perhaps not the most important issue.
- marcoperaza 9y agoSeems like a pretty broad definition. So if your parents throw you out and you go live with your friend or grandparents, you're homeless? I have the same general question for all of those points.
- crispyambulance 9y agoWell, if the issue is the exact definition of "homeless" you're perhaps right. But the real problem here is that a significant number of CC students don't have a stable home life and this WILL cause serious obstacles for the completion of any academic program. Very few people are actually "live-on-the-street" homeless, but housing insecurity starts having negative impact long before they're literally on the street.
- marcoperaza 9y agoSure, but anyone putting together an article and headline like this, and using a picture of people living in tents, is a liar.
- crispyambulance 9y agoWe're talking about USA Today here. The actual report is this.. .http://wihopelab.com/publications/Hungry-and-Homeless-in-College-Report.pdf http://wihopelab.com/publications/Hungry-and-Homeless-in-Col...
- stcredzero 9y agoAt one time or another, I qualified for the last 3 categories!
- crispyambulance 9y agoThe time period for consideration is "...within the last 12 months". Its a pretty bad handicap for students when things like that happen during their studies.
- stcredzero 9y agoI'd say it's a handicap even for job searching.