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Leadership

We are a voice for students and work to ensure that students have the opportunity to lead their own communities. Leadership opportunities are invaluable to students.

A survey of nearly 86,000 students taken in 2018 by The Hope Center for College, Community and Justice found that homelessness affected 18% of respondents attending two-year colleges, and 14% of those attending four-year institutions. The number who said they had experienced housing insecurity, such as difficulty paying rent, was much higher, at 60%, among those attending two-year schools, and at 48% for those enrolled in four-year institutions.

 

Soledad O’Brien’s new documentary Hungry to Learn  is a critical investigation into the hunger epidemic on college campuses. 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.

A study from the City University of New York’s Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, and Temple University’s College of Education has discovered five trends.​ ------------------------------------->

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A higher proportion of college students are from households with incomes at or below the poverty line than were in the past.

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College is more expensive now than in the past.

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The purchasing power of the Pell grant, a federal grant for lower-income students, has fallen over time.

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​Coupled with rising college prices, students must work nearly full-time to afford full-time community college .

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There is less money to spend on student support programs. States have cut $9 billion from higher education in the last 10 years alone. 

Students often lead workshops and events.​

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EGD provides leadership training for students, as well as professional development workshops.

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