The Hope Center is celebrating the Fifth Anniversary of the #RealCollege movement to assist students’ basic needs for food and housing. Donate to support #RealCollege students.
Students are humans first.
The Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice is redefining what it means to be a student-ready college, with a national movement centering #RealCollege students’ basic needs. Food, affordable housing, transportation, childcare, and mental health are central conditions for learning. Without those needs met, far too many students leave college in debt and without degrees.
The Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice Issues Statement on the Presidential Election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
We are conducting action research and fighting for the resources and supports to help #RealCollege students succeed.
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“Hungry to Learn” available for free on Yahoo
After years of being ignored, students experiencing food insecurity are finally taken seriously in Soledad O’Brien’s important new documentary Hungry to Learn. It’s a critical investigation into the what students need now to succeed. Everyone who cares about college, works in a college, or is committed to America’s economic recovery should view this documentary and commit to action. Given the current health and economic crisis, there’s never been a more important time.
Thanks to Yahoo, the documentary is now available to stream for free. Seize this opportunity. Show the doc to your colleagues and students. Educate policymakers, fund raise for basic needs programs, and spread the word about the realities of #RealCollege. Share what you do with us at #RealCollege and #HungryToLearn on social media.
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