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"content": "\u003cp>A high-profile news report published this week has returned the national spotlight to frustrations over how sexual assaults on college campuses, in the Bay Area and nationwide, are handled by academic institutions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/29/sports/football/stanford-football-rape-accusation.html\" target=\"_blank\">New York Times'\u003c/a> new investigation released Thursday exposes a sexual assault charge on the campus of Stanford University and how multiple administrative panels left the accuser feeling abandoned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>National statistics show that is not an anomaly. More than one-in-five undergraduate women report being sexually assaulted during college, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/ccsvsftr.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">a study\u003c/a> released by the Bureau of Justice Statistics in 2016. The majority of rape and sexual assault survivors said they were victimized by someone they knew. But the majority of those rapes or assaults go unreported. Only 7 percent of women who said they were raped reported the incident to a school official, according to the study.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Students are more likely to report sexual violence to their universities or colleges than to the police. But that's left institutions to strike a delicate balance between the legal right of the victim to have a safe campus, while maintaining a fair investigation for the accused.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the \u003ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/29/sports/football/stanford-football-rape-accusation.html\" target=\"_blank\">New York Times \u003c/a>report, a Stanford sophomore, who is now 22, revealed she went to the room of a football player during a frat party one night. She says he raped her. He says they had consensual sex.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Seeking to avoid the trauma of a police investigation, the accuser turned to the university’s in-house disciplinary board, one of many on college campuses that adjudicate sexual assault cases, and it would decide whom to believe. If the panel had found that sexual assault had taken place, the man could have been expelled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both times, three of the five panelists — drawn from a pool of administrators, faculty members and students — concluded that the man, who remained on the football team throughout the case and is on the roster for a bowl game Friday, committed sexual assault.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At many schools, this simple majority vote would have been enough to find the accused responsible. But Stanford had set an uncommonly high bar, requiring at least a 4-1 decision.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>This year, amid growing dissent over how it handles these kinds of cases, Stanford changed its procedure in a way that victims' rights advocates say favors the accused. It now requires a unanimous verdict from a three-member board.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's unusual, Michele Dauber, a Stanford law professor and sexual assault survivor advocate, told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"This makes Stanford a significant outlier among its peer schools\", she said. \"Only one other school has a three-person unanimous panel and that's Duke. The most commonly used form of the decision is a three-person panel and it's decided by a simple majority.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stanford officials insisted that the unanimous panel is fair, \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/12/29/stanfords-new-process-on-sex-assault-cases-is-criticized-as-perpetrator-friendly/\" target=\"_blank\">in an interview with the Mercury News\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“What Stanford supports overall is due process and we want to have a process that is fair and equitable for both the accuser and the accused,” Stanford spokeswoman Lisa Lapin said Thursday. She pointed out that under the review process, the panel uses a “preponderance of evidence” standard to decide a case, a lower legal bar than “beyond a reasonable doubt,” which is applied under U.S. law in criminal cases. So if lower threshold tends to favor the accuser, said Lapin, the unanimous vote essentially serves as a counterbalance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our process,” said Lapin, “is designed so that it provides due process for both parties.” She said of 16 cases reported so far this year, six went to the three-member panel, with three of the accused found to be responsible while the other three were not.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>But Dauber told KQED that she finds the requirement for a unanimous verdict \"inherently unfair.\" Under this system, the accused needs only one vote in their favor to win the \"case.\" Whereas, the accuser needs all three panelists to agree to prevail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the alleged assault investigated by the New York Times, although the majority of the panelists agreed that an assault had taken place, no action was taken. The panelists first met in June 2015.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The victim left Stanford and is deciding whether to return. The accused student remains enrolled at the university and is expected to be a member of the football team in the bowl game against North Carolina today.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ongoing Title IX Investigations Into Stanford\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The United States Education Department interprets Title IX, a 1972 federal law mandating access to higher education regardless of gender, as requiring universities to investigate alleged sexual assaults. Universities have broad latitude to decide how they will conduct such investigations and rulings, though.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Recently, under the Obama administration, the department has become more active in investigating and raising awareness about campus sexual assault. In 2011, the department's Office of Civil Rights urged administrators to use a preponderance of evidence, the legal standard in civil cases. This summer, the Office of Civil Rights was\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/06/09/stanford-tops-federal-list-with-5-sexual-violence-investigations/\" target=\"_blank\"> investigating Stanford for the handling of five cases\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the government lists five cases, they reflect four different incidents. In one of the matters, both the complaining student and the responding student filed concerns with OCR, an OCR communications officer said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To put the number of cases in context: The federal list includes 243 sexual violence cases at 192 postsecondary institutions as of June 1. Apart from Stanford, two other schools had four cases: Kansas State University and Saint Mary’s College of Maryland. Six other schools had three cases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stanford reported 39 sexual assaults on and around campus in 2015, compared to 21 in 2010, according to data reported to the federal government. However, it is possible more victims are coming forward more often, the Times notes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>University panels have adjudicated 22 sexual assault cases, finding in 13 that the accuser acted improperly since 2010. Only one student has been expelled for sexual assault, the Times reports.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stanford's most high-profile sexual assault was tried off campus. On Jan. 17, 2015, Brock Turner, a star swimmer at Stanford, sexually assaulted an unconscious woman on campus. She called the police and pressed charges. Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky was widely criticized for imposing a six-month jail sentence rather than the six-year prison term that prosecutors had sought. Persky's short sentence -- along with his statement that \"a prison sentence would have a severe impact on [Turner]. I think he will not be a danger to others,\" and the victim's \u003ca href=\"https://www.buzzfeed.com/katiejmbaker/heres-the-powerful-letter-the-stanford-victim-read-to-her-ra?utm_term=.mtVlb92jw#.gmgroaGqA\" target=\"_blank\">powerful letter\u003c/a> to her attacker -- fueled \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/06/481010919/california-rape-case-sentence-sparks-outrage\" target=\"_blank\">a nationwide debate\u003c/a> on how sexual assaults are handled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Turner was \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/09/02/brock-turner-released-from-jail-after-three-months/\" target=\"_blank\">released after serving three months\u003c/a> of his term in a county jail. Last week a panel \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/12/19/panel-finds-no-grounds-to-punish-judge-in-brock-turner-sex-assault-case/\" target=\"_blank\">found no grounds\u003c/a> to punish Persky for the sentence.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's unusual, Michele Dauber, a Stanford law professor and sexual assault survivor advocate, told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"This makes Stanford a significant outlier among its peer schools\", she said. \"Only one other school has a three-person unanimous panel and that's Duke. The most commonly used form of the decision is a three-person panel and it's decided by a simple majority.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stanford officials insisted that the unanimous panel is fair, \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/12/29/stanfords-new-process-on-sex-assault-cases-is-criticized-as-perpetrator-friendly/\" target=\"_blank\">in an interview with the Mercury News\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“What Stanford supports overall is due process and we want to have a process that is fair and equitable for both the accuser and the accused,” Stanford spokeswoman Lisa Lapin said Thursday. She pointed out that under the review process, the panel uses a “preponderance of evidence” standard to decide a case, a lower legal bar than “beyond a reasonable doubt,” which is applied under U.S. law in criminal cases. So if lower threshold tends to favor the accuser, said Lapin, the unanimous vote essentially serves as a counterbalance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our process,” said Lapin, “is designed so that it provides due process for both parties.” She said of 16 cases reported so far this year, six went to the three-member panel, with three of the accused found to be responsible while the other three were not.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>But Dauber told KQED that she finds the requirement for a unanimous verdict \"inherently unfair.\" Under this system, the accused needs only one vote in their favor to win the \"case.\" Whereas, the accuser needs all three panelists to agree to prevail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the alleged assault investigated by the New York Times, although the majority of the panelists agreed that an assault had taken place, no action was taken. The panelists first met in June 2015.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The victim left Stanford and is deciding whether to return. The accused student remains enrolled at the university and is expected to be a member of the football team in the bowl game against North Carolina today.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ongoing Title IX Investigations Into Stanford\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The United States Education Department interprets Title IX, a 1972 federal law mandating access to higher education regardless of gender, as requiring universities to investigate alleged sexual assaults. Universities have broad latitude to decide how they will conduct such investigations and rulings, though.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Recently, under the Obama administration, the department has become more active in investigating and raising awareness about campus sexual assault. In 2011, the department's Office of Civil Rights urged administrators to use a preponderance of evidence, the legal standard in civil cases. 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I think he will not be a danger to others,\" and the victim's \u003ca href=\"https://www.buzzfeed.com/katiejmbaker/heres-the-powerful-letter-the-stanford-victim-read-to-her-ra?utm_term=.mtVlb92jw#.gmgroaGqA\" target=\"_blank\">powerful letter\u003c/a> to her attacker -- fueled \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/06/481010919/california-rape-case-sentence-sparks-outrage\" target=\"_blank\">a nationwide debate\u003c/a> on how sexual assaults are handled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was originally published on May 23, 2016.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>UPDATE: Since this story first aired, Yuriana Aguilar is now a postdoc in Chicago, continuing her cardiovascular research. She says she’s currently feeling very insecure about the fate of undocumented students like her once President-elect Trump takes office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Have you ever seen a beating heart, pulsing on its own for hours, outside of the body? I got to see one last week, after it had been removed from a mouse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You can see that it’s still beating,” says 26-year-old Yuriana Aguilar, a newly minted Ph.D. in a white lab coat. “It’s a very impressive organ.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aguilar is injecting a special dye into the heart, so she can look at the electrical signaling going on in the membrane of each cell. She's a researcher in a biomedical lab at UC Merced, the University of California’s newest campus. She’s also the \u003ca href=\"http://www.ucmerced.edu/news/2016/undocumented-student-makes-history-phd\">first undocumented student\u003c/a> to get her doctorate at UC Merced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[soundcloud url=\"https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/265150534\" params=\"color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" iframe=\"true\" /]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aguilar is looking at mouse hearts to figure out what happens in the human heart just before sudden cardiac death, which kills hundreds of thousands of people each year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Professor Ariel Escobar, who runs the lab, says Aguilar is the best student he’s ever taught.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"She presented her work at the \u003ca href=\"http://www.biophysics.org/Meetings/AnnualMeeting/tabid/85/Default.aspx\">Biophysical Society\u003c/a> meeting. She was the only student in that session. They were all full professors and chairmen of departments, and her!” he exclaims. “She’s superb, superb!\"\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">DACA allowed Yuriana to get a temporary work permit. She has to renew it every two years, but has no path to permanent legal status.\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>But Aguilar’s future is uncertain. She came to California from Mexico with her farmworker parents when she was 5. None of them have immigration papers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Everybody has the American dream,\" Aguilar says. “They think, ‘We’re going to strive, we’re going to have our own homes, our own businesses.' My parents have not been better off economically. But they see the American dream fulfilling in me. That keeps me going.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aguilar has worked her way through school picking watermelons, cleaning hotels and selling produce at flea markets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There are fears. I fear that if I’m in the flea market, and they're doing deportations or something, nobody's going to care that I have a title,\" she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10965233\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-10965233 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/AguilarsField-800x626.jpg\" alt=\"Yuriana Aguilar with her family in their squash field: (L-R) Arturo Aguilar, Yuriana and her daughter Victoria, Ana Torres, and Yuriana's husband, Ismael. Yuriana is the first undocumented student to graduate with a Ph.D. from UC Merced.\" width=\"800\" height=\"626\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/AguilarsField-800x626.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/AguilarsField-400x313.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/AguilarsField.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/AguilarsField-1180x924.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/AguilarsField-960x752.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yuriana Aguilar with her family in their squash field: (L-R) Arturo Aguilar, Yuriana and her daughter Victoria, Ana Torres, and Yuriana's husband, Ismael. Yuriana is the first undocumented student to graduate with a Ph.D. from UC Merced. \u003ccite>(Sasha Khokha/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As an undergraduate, Aguilar wasn’t eligible for many grants and scholarships. Her parents sold enchiladas and vegetables to help pay her costs. Once she got her bachelor's degree, she was working as an unpaid volunteer in the lab when the Obama administration announced\u003ca href=\"https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/consideration-deferred-action-childhood-arrivals-daca\"> Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals\u003c/a>, or DACA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I remember, I was here in the lab when I was watching the news about DACA. I cried,\" she says. \"I was here with the heart, so that was very emotional. To see that I could actually do this, that it would allow me to continue to work here.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"FkEmmd0lIiGlNtVKdEhyXBRcNUlU76bk\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>DACA allowed Aguilar to get a temporary work permit. She has to renew it every two years, but has no path to permanent legal status. Without that, she can't apply for a lot of government grants and fellowships. She also can't travel to visit the scientists she’s collaborated with in Brazil, Spain and Argentina.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"When you don’t have papers, you are very limited. But science just doesn’t have borders. That's very impressive to me. They don’t exist because that would limit the advancement of technologies and how much progress we’re making in the field,\" Aguilar says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercedsunstar.com/news/local/education/uc-merced/article77336967.html\">article\u003c/a> about her in the local Merced Sun-Star newspaper prompted a number of readers to write in, saying she shouldn't be at the university taking the space of a U.S. citizen, or that she should be deported. I asked her how she felt about that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You know, you get discouraged, but I am used to hearing those comments. There are shortages of researchers and physicians. Definitely, if somebody's more qualified, go for it,\" says Aguilar. \"We all compete for the same spots.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>Yuriana Explains Her Research With Mouse Hearts\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/aKhlXw88wzI\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>\"She hasn’t taken anybody’s spot. She earned that,\" says Alex Delgadillo, who runs a \u003ca href=\"http://undoc.ucmerced.edu/\">special office at UC Merced \u003c/a> to help undocumented students, and to train faculty and staff about how to assist them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Yuriana came here as an undergraduate, distinguished herself at her high school, she continued and excelled, did research here,\" says Delgadillo. \"She was up against competitive candidates, and she distinguished herself in that regard, just like any competitive candidate has to meet the rigorous requirements of a UC.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Serving low-income immigrant students is core to UC Merced’s mission. About two-thirds of its students are the first in their family to go to college, and many are immigrants, like Aguilar. UC President Janet Napolitano recently\u003ca href=\"http://universityofcalifornia.edu/press-room/uc-president-napolitano-proposes-multi-year-support-undocumented-students\"> earmarked $8.4 million \u003c/a>to expand support for undocumented students across the UC system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How Did Two Farmworkers Put Five Kids Through College?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After working at the lab, Aguilar drives with her husband and 1-year-old daughter, Victoria, to visit her parents on their farm in West Fresno. It’s right in the heart of one the\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2013/04/23/worried-about-pollution-where-you-live-check-how-your-zip-code-ranks/\"> most impoverished ZIP codes \u003c/a>in the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her parents rent a plot of land to raise goats and grow squash and cucumbers they sell at markets in San Jose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yuriana's mother, Ana Torres, is a tough lady. She climbs a tall metal fence and leaps down into the goat pen to help a 3-day-old goat nurse on the mama goat she calls Bambi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10965237\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10965237\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BabyGoats-800x528.jpg\" alt=\"Ana Torres shows off a baby goat to her daughter Yuriana and granddaughter Victoria.\" width=\"800\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BabyGoats-800x528.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BabyGoats-400x264.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BabyGoats.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BabyGoats-1180x779.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BabyGoats-960x634.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ana Torres shows off a baby goat to her daughter Yuriana and granddaughter Victoria. \u003ccite>(Sasha Khokha/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"I have to be tough,\" she tells me in Spanish. \"I raised five kids, and they’re all getting their degrees.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tending the goats and picking zucchini has destroyed Torres' fancy manicure. She normally doesn't get her nails done, she tells me, but two of her children graduated this week -- Yuriana with her doctorate, and a son as a pilot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I ask Torres and her husband, Arturo Aguilar, what their secret is. How did two farmworker parents who didn’t finish elementary school put five kids through college?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We'd talk to them a lot, tell them they're smart,\" says Arturo. \"And we would pay them $20 for every A and B they got. They had to pay us $25 or $30 if they got an F. We had to work harder to earn more money if they got A's, but it was worth it.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if they didn't do a good job in school, they had to do longer shifts on the farm, picking spiny cactus. Ana and Arturo say they were tough on their kids, but loving, present, involved.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10965240\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-10965240 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/AguilarsWSquash-800x888.jpg\" alt=\"Farmworkers Arturo Aguilar and Ana Torres have put their five children through college, including Yuriana, UC Merced's first undocumented Ph.D.\" width=\"800\" height=\"888\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/AguilarsWSquash-800x888.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/AguilarsWSquash-400x444.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/AguilarsWSquash.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/AguilarsWSquash-1180x1310.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/AguilarsWSquash-960x1066.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Farmworkers Arturo Aguilar and Ana Torres have put their five children through college, including Yuriana, UC Merced's first undocumented Ph.D. \u003ccite>(Sasha Khokha/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Arturo says a lot of immigrants come from Mexico wanting to buy fancy trucks or cars. \"But the best investment you can make is your children’s education,\" he says. \"A car or truck only stays new and shiny for a while. But a child’s education lasts their whole life.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ana Torres starts to cry as she tells me how proud she is of her daughter getting her Ph.D. She walks over to hug her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I am crying, but they're happy tears,\" says Torres. \"Before, I was crying tears of sadness. Especially when Yuriana would call me to tell me that people cared more about her documents than about her intelligence or her perseverance in getting ahead.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Thank you for believing in me,\" says Yuriana, \"even though there were so many obstacles in our way. I remember you always told me that no one can take away your education. The government may not give you papers, but they can’t take away your learning.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"That's right,\" says Torres. \"I always told you that learning lasts you your whole life. It's the only inheritance you're going to get from us, and as long as we have feet to stand on and hands to work, we’re going to support you.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yuriana Aguilar says she hopes to open her own medical research lab. She’s got faith that somehow she’ll find a path to citizenship. But even then, she won’t mind working in the fields sometimes -- or even buying a lot of land to farm someday. You have to do every job with dignity, she says, and with your heart.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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She was the only student in that session. They were all full professors and chairmen of departments, and her!” he exclaims. “She’s superb, superb!\"\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">DACA allowed Yuriana to get a temporary work permit. She has to renew it every two years, but has no path to permanent legal status.\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>But Aguilar’s future is uncertain. She came to California from Mexico with her farmworker parents when she was 5. None of them have immigration papers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Everybody has the American dream,\" Aguilar says. “They think, ‘We’re going to strive, we’re going to have our own homes, our own businesses.' My parents have not been better off economically. But they see the American dream fulfilling in me. That keeps me going.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aguilar has worked her way through school picking watermelons, cleaning hotels and selling produce at flea markets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There are fears. I fear that if I’m in the flea market, and they're doing deportations or something, nobody's going to care that I have a title,\" she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10965233\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-10965233 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/AguilarsField-800x626.jpg\" alt=\"Yuriana Aguilar with her family in their squash field: (L-R) Arturo Aguilar, Yuriana and her daughter Victoria, Ana Torres, and Yuriana's husband, Ismael. Yuriana is the first undocumented student to graduate with a Ph.D. from UC Merced.\" width=\"800\" height=\"626\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/AguilarsField-800x626.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/AguilarsField-400x313.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/AguilarsField.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/AguilarsField-1180x924.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/AguilarsField-960x752.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yuriana Aguilar with her family in their squash field: (L-R) Arturo Aguilar, Yuriana and her daughter Victoria, Ana Torres, and Yuriana's husband, Ismael. Yuriana is the first undocumented student to graduate with a Ph.D. from UC Merced. \u003ccite>(Sasha Khokha/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As an undergraduate, Aguilar wasn’t eligible for many grants and scholarships. Her parents sold enchiladas and vegetables to help pay her costs. Once she got her bachelor's degree, she was working as an unpaid volunteer in the lab when the Obama administration announced\u003ca href=\"https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/consideration-deferred-action-childhood-arrivals-daca\"> Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals\u003c/a>, or DACA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I remember, I was here in the lab when I was watching the news about DACA. I cried,\" she says. \"I was here with the heart, so that was very emotional. To see that I could actually do this, that it would allow me to continue to work here.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>DACA allowed Aguilar to get a temporary work permit. She has to renew it every two years, but has no path to permanent legal status. Without that, she can't apply for a lot of government grants and fellowships. She also can't travel to visit the scientists she’s collaborated with in Brazil, Spain and Argentina.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"When you don’t have papers, you are very limited. But science just doesn’t have borders. That's very impressive to me. They don’t exist because that would limit the advancement of technologies and how much progress we’re making in the field,\" Aguilar says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercedsunstar.com/news/local/education/uc-merced/article77336967.html\">article\u003c/a> about her in the local Merced Sun-Star newspaper prompted a number of readers to write in, saying she shouldn't be at the university taking the space of a U.S. citizen, or that she should be deported. I asked her how she felt about that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You know, you get discouraged, but I am used to hearing those comments. There are shortages of researchers and physicians. Definitely, if somebody's more qualified, go for it,\" says Aguilar. \"We all compete for the same spots.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>Yuriana Explains Her Research With Mouse Hearts\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/aKhlXw88wzI\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>\"She hasn’t taken anybody’s spot. 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UC President Janet Napolitano recently\u003ca href=\"http://universityofcalifornia.edu/press-room/uc-president-napolitano-proposes-multi-year-support-undocumented-students\"> earmarked $8.4 million \u003c/a>to expand support for undocumented students across the UC system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How Did Two Farmworkers Put Five Kids Through College?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After working at the lab, Aguilar drives with her husband and 1-year-old daughter, Victoria, to visit her parents on their farm in West Fresno. It’s right in the heart of one the\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2013/04/23/worried-about-pollution-where-you-live-check-how-your-zip-code-ranks/\"> most impoverished ZIP codes \u003c/a>in the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her parents rent a plot of land to raise goats and grow squash and cucumbers they sell at markets in San Jose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yuriana's mother, Ana Torres, is a tough lady. She climbs a tall metal fence and leaps down into the goat pen to help a 3-day-old goat nurse on the mama goat she calls Bambi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10965237\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10965237\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BabyGoats-800x528.jpg\" alt=\"Ana Torres shows off a baby goat to her daughter Yuriana and granddaughter Victoria.\" width=\"800\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BabyGoats-800x528.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BabyGoats-400x264.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BabyGoats.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BabyGoats-1180x779.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/05/BabyGoats-960x634.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ana Torres shows off a baby goat to her daughter Yuriana and granddaughter Victoria. \u003ccite>(Sasha Khokha/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"I have to be tough,\" she tells me in Spanish. \"I raised five kids, and they’re all getting their degrees.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tending the goats and picking zucchini has destroyed Torres' fancy manicure. 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Those Word docs became PDFs and then Google Docs,\" she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At first, Summit teachers were personalizing learning the old-fashioned way -- using worksheets to keep track of students' progress.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As her charter network expanded from its single Redwood City location to more locations in California and Washington, they needed a better way to share data. In 2012, she hired an engineer to create a platform all her schools could use -- students, teachers and parents alike, from anywhere.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then in 2014, lightning struck. Mark Zuckerberg showed up to tour a Summit school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Mark said to me, 'Can I meet your engineering team?' And I said ‘Oh, sure, here’s Sam,’ and he said, 'Just one?' \" Tavenner recalls. “And he said, ‘What you’re doing is really important, and I’d love to help you. 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Today, the schools can process student data on the spot. Teachers get up-to-the-minute feedback about how quickly students are learning, and they can also talk directly to the engineers about how they’d like the program shaped to better meet their classroom needs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>In National Rollout, One Size Does Not Fit All\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today, more than 100 schools across the country use the Facebook-Summit platform free of cost. Oakland Urban Promise Academy is one of those schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Veteran Oakland teacher Lisa Hiltbrand said the program has given her more time to respond individually to students, but it hasn’t been without problems.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The majority of our students are second-language learners, and many of them are reading multiple years below grade level,” Hiltbrand says. “So we’ve had to do a lot of modification around that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For students, the program can take some getting used to. 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Some charge schools to use their platform; some don't.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Critics Worry About Student Data Mining\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Michael Feldstein, an education technology consultant at MindWires Consulting, says the term “personalized learning\" is overhyped.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The first thing you need to understand about the industry is 'personalized learning' is a marketing term,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He adds that although Facebook’s intentions with Summit seem well-meaning, the program does collect a lot of data about students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s important with any system like this to have a very clear, legally binding understanding of what will and will not happen with that data. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is three years into his second big investment in education reform, after his first investment of $100 million in Newark public schools was \u003ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/27/business/dealbook/the-melting-of-mark-zuckerbergs-donation-to-newark-schools.html?_r=0\">widely criticized as being a waste of money\u003c/a>. He’s given $120 million to invest in Bay Area schools, but this time he’s choosing to work with programs already claiming success. One is a Bay Area-based network of charter schools called \u003ca href=\"http://summitps.org/schools/california\">Summit\u003c/a> that says it’s redefining how teachers teach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Summit founder Diane Tavenner founded the first school in Redwood City in 2003 after spending 10 years as a teacher. After having grown up in a poor town near Lake Tahoe and seeing many of her classmates not graduate from high school, she wanted to create a school where students would be engaged in their learning and finish successfully.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her idea was to create a program where students meet grade-level goals, but manage their own time and learn lessons to hit those goals -- basically taking tests and completing projects when they feel ready.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Personalized learning, at its heart, is about a student owning and driving their own learning,\" Tavenner explains. \"And connecting their future to what they’re doing every day.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was a fresh idea, but it started out with a low technology threshold to support it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Over the years we got better and technology got better. Those Word docs became PDFs and then Google Docs,\" she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At first, Summit teachers were personalizing learning the old-fashioned way -- using worksheets to keep track of students' progress.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As her charter network expanded from its single Redwood City location to more locations in California and Washington, they needed a better way to share data. In 2012, she hired an engineer to create a platform all her schools could use -- students, teachers and parents alike, from anywhere.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then in 2014, lightning struck. Mark Zuckerberg showed up to tour a Summit school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Mark said to me, 'Can I meet your engineering team?' And I said ‘Oh, sure, here’s Sam,’ and he said, 'Just one?' \" Tavenner recalls. “And he said, ‘What you’re doing is really important, and I’d love to help you. What Facebook does well is engineering, so how about we give you some engineering support so you can make this better?’ ”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11233195\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/IMG_1493-800x600.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11233195\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/IMG_1493-800x600-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Students mill about the atrium of Summit Prep in Redwood City.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/IMG_1493-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/IMG_1493-800x600-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/IMG_1493-800x600-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/IMG_1493-800x600-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/IMG_1493-800x600-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students mill about the atrium of Summit Prep in Redwood City. \u003ccite>(Sarah Tan/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Zuckerberg put a team of engineers to work inside Summit. Today, the schools can process student data on the spot. Teachers get up-to-the-minute feedback about how quickly students are learning, and they can also talk directly to the engineers about how they’d like the program shaped to better meet their classroom needs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>In National Rollout, One Size Does Not Fit All\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today, more than 100 schools across the country use the Facebook-Summit platform free of cost. Oakland Urban Promise Academy is one of those schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Veteran Oakland teacher Lisa Hiltbrand said the program has given her more time to respond individually to students, but it hasn’t been without problems.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The majority of our students are second-language learners, and many of them are reading multiple years below grade level,” Hiltbrand says. “So we’ve had to do a lot of modification around that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For students, the program can take some getting used to. Edgar Anaya is a senior at a Summit school in Redwood City who has been working in Summit’s personalized learning setting for three years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In middle school, my teacher kind of told me what to do. There was always that guidance there. Transitioning to Summit, it was more on me to do my work,” Anaya says. \"I was falling behind, and it wasn’t really anyone’s fault but mine.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He adds that he will definitely continue to use the skills he’s learned at Summit after he graduates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Next year, I’ll be a freshman in college, and I think it’s a great way to hold myself accountable, focus my learning on what I want,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Facebook isn’t the only company helping schools develop programs to connect parents, students and teachers. Companies like Blackboard and Khan Academy offer ways for students to learn online at their own pace, and also give teachers and parents a way to check in on a student’s progress. Some charge schools to use their platform; some don't.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Critics Worry About Student Data Mining\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Michael Feldstein, an education technology consultant at MindWires Consulting, says the term “personalized learning\" is overhyped.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The first thing you need to understand about the industry is 'personalized learning' is a marketing term,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He adds that although Facebook’s intentions with Summit seem well-meaning, the program does collect a lot of data about students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s important with any system like this to have a very clear, legally binding understanding of what will and will not happen with that data. And it’s even more important where the company’s motivation isn’t clear,” Feldstein says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His business partner, Phil Hill, likewise cautions people against thinking of\u003ca href=\"https://www.summitlearning.org/\"> the Facebook-Summit platform\u003c/a>, or any personalized learning platform, as a silver bullet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Technology shows a lot of promise: real opportunity, real need,” Hill says of classrooms today. But the technology should serve the needs of excellent teachers. “This isn’t magic technology, it’s technology enabling teaching.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While both agree that they believe Facebook’s venture with Summit is philanthropic at the moment, they say it’s good to keep a healthy amount of skepticism as this new education platform is rolled out across the country.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Two weeks ago Brittany Jones was homeless. Now she is safe and warm in an Oakland apartment, thanks to a KQED listener.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brittany Jones is a student at Laney College and was homeless when KQED reporter Laura Klivans began talking with her as part of the series \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/12/08/homelessu-a-college-students-life-without-shelter/\">Homeless U\u003c/a>, which explored the lives of three homeless college students, and the growing awareness of this previously invisible population.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I first met Jones in the early part of December when I began photographing her going about her days at school, visiting her storage unit and sleeping on BART. Even with the situation she was in, Jones always had a positive and motivated outlook. She could laugh at life and was determined to keep pushing herself to finish school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/6WFkcQgqhAY\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jones’ story was published as part of the Bay Area media collaboration \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/series/sf-homeless-project/\">#SFHomelessProject\u003c/a> on Dec. 7. After her story aired, KQED began receiving offers from listeners to provide rooms, storage spaces and anything else they thought might help Jones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a wonderful gesture of kindness, one listener went so far as to pay for an apartment for Jones. Her hope is that this will give Jones the opportunity to focus on her schooling and find a part-time job. Within a week, Jones was safely moved into her new Oakland apartment and is settling in for a wonderful holiday season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the help of this kind gift, Jones continues to work toward her academic goals and has high hopes for her spring semester classes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230146\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230146\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones is a student at Laney College in Oakland. She hopes to major in business or social work. She's also homeless.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones is a student at Laney College in Oakland. She hopes to major in business or social work. Until very recently, she was homeless. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230208\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230208\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones’ life is a fine dance of details and logistics: Will she have enough money for dinner tonight? Will she be able to sneak into the seat next to the hidden power outlet on BART to charge her phone? Will she find a free set of metal stairs so she can access her upper-level storage locker?\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones’ life on the streets was a fine dance of details and logistics: Would she have enough money for dinner? Would she be able to sneak into the seat next to the secret power outlet on BART to charge her phone? Would she find a free set of metal stairs so she can access her upper-level storage locker? \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230209\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11230209 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones’ parents both passed away when she was a child. Since then, she’s bounced between foster homes and the houses of friends and relatives. She’s close to counselors at school and select friends and family members. Largely, though, she draws on inner strength. “I just try to be my own support system, be my own encouragement,” she says.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones’ parents both passed away when she was a child. Since then, she’s bounced between foster homes and the houses of friends and relatives. She’s close to counselors at school and a few friends and family members. Largely, though, she draws on inner strength. ‘I just try to be my own support system, be my own encouragement,’ she says. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230210\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230210\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"On BART, Brittany Jones rests in a familiar place on the train. On nights when she she couldn't find a couch or floor somewhere, she’ll stay awake in a 24-hour restaurant or ride San Francisco’s all-night buses before she boards the earliest BART train of the day, sleeping until the rush-hour crowd arrives.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">On BART, Brittany Jones takes a rest in a familiar place on the train. On nights when she couldn’t find a couch or floor somewhere, she would stay awake in a 24-hour restaurant or ride San Francisco’s all-night buses before she boards the earliest BART train of the day, sleeping until the rush-hour crowd arrives. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230211\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11230211 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones relaxes in her new bed after spending the day moving into her new apartment. Jones is excited to have her own bed to sleep in after spending so many nights on friend’s floors or seats on Bart.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones relaxes in her new bed after spending Dec. 17 moving into her new apartment. Jones is excited to have her own bed to sleep in after spending so many nights on friends’ floors or seats on BART. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230212\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230212\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones and her friend A’Dre’a Foster (left) work to put together a dining in Jones’ new apartment.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones and her friend A’Dre’a Foster (left) work to put together a dining room table in Jones’ new apartment. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230214\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230214\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones begins unpacking cleaning supplies in her new apartment in Oakland.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones begins unpacking cleaning supplies in her new apartment. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230215\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230215\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones starts putting away kitchen pans in her new apartment in Oakland.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones puts away kitchen pans in her new kitchen. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230216\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230216\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones continues to smile as she talks about her new apartment with a friend. Jones has been smiling all day since she began moving into her new apartment first thing in the morning on Saturday, DBrittany Jones continues to smile as she talks about her new apartment with a friend. Jones has been smiling all day since she began moving into her new apartment first thing in the morning on Saturday.ecember 17, 2016.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones continues to smile as she talks about her new apartment with a friend. Jones has been smiling all day since she began moving into her apartment on Saturday morning, Dec. 17. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230213\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230213\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brand new keys hang in the lock of Brittany Jones’ new apartment.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brand-new keys hang in the lock of Brittany Jones’ new home. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a wonderful gesture of kindness, one listener went so far as to pay for an apartment for Jones. Her hope is that this will give Jones the opportunity to focus on her schooling and find a part-time job. Within a week, Jones was safely moved into her new Oakland apartment and is settling in for a wonderful holiday season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the help of this kind gift, Jones continues to work toward her academic goals and has high hopes for her spring semester classes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230146\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230146\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones is a student at Laney College in Oakland. She hopes to major in business or social work. She's also homeless.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones is a student at Laney College in Oakland. She hopes to major in business or social work. Until very recently, she was homeless. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230208\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230208\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones’ life is a fine dance of details and logistics: Will she have enough money for dinner tonight? Will she be able to sneak into the seat next to the hidden power outlet on BART to charge her phone? Will she find a free set of metal stairs so she can access her upper-level storage locker?\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones’ life on the streets was a fine dance of details and logistics: Would she have enough money for dinner? Would she be able to sneak into the seat next to the secret power outlet on BART to charge her phone? Would she find a free set of metal stairs so she can access her upper-level storage locker? \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230209\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11230209 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones’ parents both passed away when she was a child. Since then, she’s bounced between foster homes and the houses of friends and relatives. She’s close to counselors at school and select friends and family members. Largely, though, she draws on inner strength. “I just try to be my own support system, be my own encouragement,” she says.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones’ parents both passed away when she was a child. Since then, she’s bounced between foster homes and the houses of friends and relatives. She’s close to counselors at school and a few friends and family members. Largely, though, she draws on inner strength. ‘I just try to be my own support system, be my own encouragement,’ she says. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230210\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230210\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"On BART, Brittany Jones rests in a familiar place on the train. On nights when she she couldn't find a couch or floor somewhere, she’ll stay awake in a 24-hour restaurant or ride San Francisco’s all-night buses before she boards the earliest BART train of the day, sleeping until the rush-hour crowd arrives.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">On BART, Brittany Jones takes a rest in a familiar place on the train. On nights when she couldn’t find a couch or floor somewhere, she would stay awake in a 24-hour restaurant or ride San Francisco’s all-night buses before she boards the earliest BART train of the day, sleeping until the rush-hour crowd arrives. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230211\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11230211 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones relaxes in her new bed after spending the day moving into her new apartment. Jones is excited to have her own bed to sleep in after spending so many nights on friend’s floors or seats on Bart.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones relaxes in her new bed after spending Dec. 17 moving into her new apartment. 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"content": "\u003cp>When classes let out for the day at \u003ca href=\"https://fec-sfusd-ca.schoolloop.com/\">Bessie Carmichael Elementary\u003c/a> in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood, Principal Tina Lagdamen high-fives each boy and girl and says the same thing, over and over again: “See you tomorrow.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This seemingly simple phrase is an important reassurance for many of these kids, Lagdamen explains. Roughly 80 families at this school are homeless, which translates to more than 100 children here who are living in shelters, couch-surfing with family and friends, or even sleeping in cars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I always say, ‘See you tomorrow,’ so they know that there’s one person they know they can count on that they can see \u003cem>tomorrow\u003c/em>,” Lagdamen says. “Because sometimes in their lives they have to get up from a shelter or they get evicted.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11232931\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11232931 size-large\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23184_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs04-1020x725.jpg\" alt=\"Tina Lagdamen, the Principal at Bessie Carmichael Elementary School in San Francisco, says goodbye to each of her students at the end of the school day with a high-five and a smile.\" width=\"640\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23184_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs04-1020x725.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23184_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs04-160x114.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23184_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs04-800x568.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23184_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs04.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23184_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs04-1180x838.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23184_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs04-960x682.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23184_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs04-240x171.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23184_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs04-375x266.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23184_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs04-520x369.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tina Lagdamen, the principal at Bessie Carmichael Elementary School in San Francisco, says goodbye to each of her students at the end of the school day with a high-five and a smile. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Most families don’t tell Lagdamen right away that they’re homeless. She relies on her security guard, Dante Washington, to help her figure out who needs help. The telltale signs usually appear in the morning, when the kids first arrive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You can tell when they get to school, they don’t really feel great. You know, they’re not happy, smiling.” Washington says, pausing to greet a small boy who flashes a bright smile. “This is one of my little people right here. When they’re not like this in the morning, I can tell something’s up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Fundraiser Focuses on Families\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are nearly 2,000 homeless schoolchildren in San Francisco. Earlier this month, \u003ca href=\"http://sfmayor.org/article/mayor-lee-announces-innovative-public-private-partnership-dramatically-reduce-family\">San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee made a bold promise \u003c/a>to get most of them — and their families — into permanent housing by 2020. To do it, he’s asking schools to refer homeless parents to \u003ca href=\"https://hamiltonfamilies.org/\">Hamilton Families,\u003c/a> a local nonprofit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hamilton is in the midst of a $30 million fundraising campaign to expand its signature “rapid rehousing” program. The program attempts to move families out of shelters and into their own homes as quickly as possible through the use of rental subsidies and partnerships with landlords willing to help homeless families find stability.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11232932\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11232932 size-large\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23182_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs02-1020x680.jpg\" alt=\"Dante Washington, a security guard at Bessie Carmichael Elementary School, poses for a photo.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23182_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs02-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23182_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs02-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23182_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs02-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23182_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs02.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23182_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs02-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23182_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs02-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23182_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs02-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23182_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs02-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23182_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs02-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dante Washington, a security guard at Bessie Carmichael Elementary School, poses for a photo. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The number of families who are entering the system seeking services isn’t changing that dramatically now,” says Hamilton Families Director of Housing Elizabeth Hewson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But there is this backlog of families who’ve been experiencing homelessness and unstable situations for a long period of time. We believe we can clear the backlog by stepping up our services,” she adds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Housing — Yes, But Not Near Jobs\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The initiative could put people like Ibrahima Bangoura and his 16-year-old son, Mustapha, on a faster track out of homelessness. But staying in — or near — San Francisco is more challenging. Bangoura, a single father from Guinea, came to San Francisco six years ago and has been homeless for much of that time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s not easy,” Bangoura says in halting English. “It’s stressful, not having a house.” When Mustapha joined his father in the U.S. in September, they couldn’t find a shelter that would take them both. The pair often spent the night at the airport, where they pretended to be stranded travelers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Like we are waiting, but not really,” Bangoura laughs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, father and son share a bunk bed in a family shelter run by Hamilton. A caseworker is making sure Mustapha gets after-school tutoring while she works with Ibrahima to find a job and permanent housing, preferably in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11232933\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11232933 size-large\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23186_161202_homelessfamilies_bhs01-1020x680.jpg\" alt=\"Ibrahima Soriba Bangoura sits for a photo at the Hamilton Family Center in San Francisco, California. Bangoura stays at the family shelter with his 16-year-old son Moustapha.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23186_161202_homelessfamilies_bhs01-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23186_161202_homelessfamilies_bhs01-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23186_161202_homelessfamilies_bhs01-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23186_161202_homelessfamilies_bhs01.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23186_161202_homelessfamilies_bhs01-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23186_161202_homelessfamilies_bhs01-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23186_161202_homelessfamilies_bhs01-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23186_161202_homelessfamilies_bhs01-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23186_161202_homelessfamilies_bhs01-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ibrahima Soriba Bangoura sits for a photo at the Hamilton Family Center in San Francisco. Bangoura stays at the family shelter with his 16-year-old son, Moustapha. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Finding affordable homes in this pricey city remains no easy feat. In fact, Hamilton is currently placing only about one in five families in the city. The rest are sent to more affordable cities, such as Vallejo and Sacramento.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s one of the flaws in the city’s initiatives, says Coalition on Homelessness Director Jennifer Friedenbach, who worries families who move to San Francisco’s suburbs and exurbs will encounter fewer resources to pull themselves out of poverty. “There’s just not the job base we have in San Francisco,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Indeed, there’s no firm guarantee that families will continue to stay afloat once their subsidies expire — the $30 million being raised through public and private sources is finite. 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The program attempts to move families out of shelters and into their own homes as quickly as possible through the use of rental subsidies and partnerships with landlords willing to help homeless families find stability.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11232932\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11232932 size-large\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23182_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs02-1020x680.jpg\" alt=\"Dante Washington, a security guard at Bessie Carmichael Elementary School, poses for a photo.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23182_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs02-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23182_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs02-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23182_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs02-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23182_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs02.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23182_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs02-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23182_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs02-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23182_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs02-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23182_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs02-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23182_161205_BessieCarmichael_bhs02-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dante Washington, a security guard at Bessie Carmichael Elementary School, poses for a photo. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The number of families who are entering the system seeking services isn’t changing that dramatically now,” says Hamilton Families Director of Housing Elizabeth Hewson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But there is this backlog of families who’ve been experiencing homelessness and unstable situations for a long period of time. We believe we can clear the backlog by stepping up our services,” she adds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Housing — Yes, But Not Near Jobs\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The initiative could put people like Ibrahima Bangoura and his 16-year-old son, Mustapha, on a faster track out of homelessness. But staying in — or near — San Francisco is more challenging. Bangoura, a single father from Guinea, came to San Francisco six years ago and has been homeless for much of that time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s not easy,” Bangoura says in halting English. “It’s stressful, not having a house.” When Mustapha joined his father in the U.S. in September, they couldn’t find a shelter that would take them both. The pair often spent the night at the airport, where they pretended to be stranded travelers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Like we are waiting, but not really,” Bangoura laughs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, father and son share a bunk bed in a family shelter run by Hamilton. A caseworker is making sure Mustapha gets after-school tutoring while she works with Ibrahima to find a job and permanent housing, preferably in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11232933\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11232933 size-large\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23186_161202_homelessfamilies_bhs01-1020x680.jpg\" alt=\"Ibrahima Soriba Bangoura sits for a photo at the Hamilton Family Center in San Francisco, California. Bangoura stays at the family shelter with his 16-year-old son Moustapha.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23186_161202_homelessfamilies_bhs01-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23186_161202_homelessfamilies_bhs01-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23186_161202_homelessfamilies_bhs01-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23186_161202_homelessfamilies_bhs01.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23186_161202_homelessfamilies_bhs01-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23186_161202_homelessfamilies_bhs01-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23186_161202_homelessfamilies_bhs01-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23186_161202_homelessfamilies_bhs01-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23186_161202_homelessfamilies_bhs01-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ibrahima Soriba Bangoura sits for a photo at the Hamilton Family Center in San Francisco. Bangoura stays at the family shelter with his 16-year-old son, Moustapha. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Finding affordable homes in this pricey city remains no easy feat. In fact, Hamilton is currently placing only about one in five families in the city. The rest are sent to more affordable cities, such as Vallejo and Sacramento.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s one of the flaws in the city’s initiatives, says Coalition on Homelessness Director Jennifer Friedenbach, who worries families who move to San Francisco’s suburbs and exurbs will encounter fewer resources to pull themselves out of poverty. “There’s just not the job base we have in San Francisco,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Indeed, there’s no firm guarantee that families will continue to stay afloat once their subsidies expire — the $30 million being raised through public and private sources is finite. But right now, the data show Hamilton’s model \u003cem>does\u003c/em> succeed at getting children into more stable environments. \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp> Hamilton reports that 92 percent of the families they house are still in their homes a year after their subsidies end.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There is no perfect solution in the Bay Area with our housing market,” says Hewson, adding that Hamilton is making the most out of limited resources. And for this fundraising campaign, private companies, faith communities and private philanthropists seem eager to answer the mayor’s call to house homeless families now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://hamiltonfamilies.org/what-we-do/heading-home-campaign/\">The fundraising is already more than two-thirds of the way there\u003c/a>, with big-name donors that include philanthropists Marc and Lynne Benioff, Salesforce, Google and the San Francisco Giants.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Like thousands of other students at West L.A. College in Culver City, Isaac Elimimian had to take a test to help determine if he was ready to do college-level work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I had no clue it was determining where I would be placed in classes and things of that nature,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The test’s results, he said, led him to enroll in a remedial class that was one level below what he needed to take. No one advised him otherwise. He was frustrated that he had to take remedial classes that wouldn’t count toward his degree and that he still had to pay for. So he took some time off from college.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But he came back because he has some big career goals. After getting his two-year degree from this campus, he wants to transfer to Tuskegee University.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I want to be a cardiovascular surgeon — but the residency might be too much — so I might settle for dermatology,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Elimimian’s struggles are common among California’s community college students, 80 percent of whom are assigned non-credit remedial coursework after taking a placement test when they arrive on campuses. Roughly 40 percent of those students go on to drop out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But now, his community college and others are leading the charge to overhaul what many observers say is a broken remedial education program. Administrators are changing the placement tests, the weight they give to its results and the content of the courses students take.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The goal is to stop remedial students from dropping out and to get more of them to transfer to a four-year university.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Remedial classes lead to dropping out\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nBeing assigned remedial classes also led Elyse Gonzalez to take some time off from school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It made me feel really low about myself,” she said of her remedial math class. “Because I would see my friends that first of all were in universities — not even [community college] — they would be doing calculus and statistics problems. And I whoop out my arithmetic book, like, here’s long division, adding and multiplying decimals.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>West L.A. College isn’t getting rid of remedial classes, as some faculty and administrators want, but it is phasing out remedial classes like Gonzalez’s that review skills students should have learned in middle school and high school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Students come to college expecting that they’re going to be in college classes,” said West L.A. College English professor Kimberley Manner. “So when they come and are put in to a class where they have to do grammar exercises, circle the subject and underline the verb, they start to get discouraged and it seems meaningless, and they probably don’t try as hard or aren’t as engaged.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Better remedial classes\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nSeveral years ago, Manner helped her campus create English 100, a one-semester English class that remedial education students could take instead of the two-semester sequence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The old classes taught students to structure sentences into paragraphs and paragraphs into essays, mostly through workbooks. The new class gives remedial students college-level work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On a recent Thursday afternoon, instructor Leslie Tejada led a dozen students in her English 100 class in a discussion of one of the most talked-about books this year, “Between the World and Me,” by American journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Coates does this thing throughout the book where he uses this phrase, ‘Americans who believe that they are white.’ In your groups, I want you to try to figure out what he means by that,” Tejada told the students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All of the students in this class scored low on the remedial education test. The assumption of college administrators before the creation of this class was that the students weren’t ready to engage in these types of discussions to write college essays.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instructor Tejada said these students are proving those assumptions wrong.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Content matters, that if we give students engaging, thinking-oriented curriculum that they are excited about learning, they come to class ready to discuss what they’ve read and share their own ideas,” Tejada said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Students are thrown into the deep end of the pool, but with floaties, so to speak. There’s a paid aide in each class whose job is to help students do research, structure their writing, and work through the lessons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Students who have been challenged by community college’s remedial education system raved about this class.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re learning someone else’s experience and how he lived and how he expressed what we went through. and we can compare it to our daily livelihood,” said student Cynthia Graham. “It’s a great book. I couldn’t put it down when I picked it up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11231137\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11231137\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/remedialclass1-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Cynthia Graham, right, participates in a discussion in Leslie Tejada's English 100 class at West Los Angeles College in Los Angeles, Calif. on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/remedialclass1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/remedialclass1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/remedialclass1-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/remedialclass1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/remedialclass1-1180x785.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/remedialclass1-960x639.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/remedialclass1-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/remedialclass1-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/remedialclass1-520x346.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cynthia Graham, right, participates in a discussion in Leslie Tejada’s English 100 class at West Los Angeles College in Los Angeles on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. \u003ccite>(Susanica Tam/KPCC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Data driving reforms\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThese anecdotes and a growing body of research are convincing community college administrators and faculty that the remedial education system is broken, doing more to stand in the way of students’ goals rather than help them reach them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I agree that it is broken,” said James Lanich, the CEO of Educational Results Partnership, a nonprofit that’s working for California’s community colleges to change the methods campuses use to place students in remedial classes. “I think that there’s disagreement on the reasons why it is broken.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Right now the vast majority of our ethnic minority, socioeconomically disadvantaged English language learners are being sorted out of access to the community college system,” he said, “Ultimately not succeeding in transfer degrees to the universities and not succeeding in attainment of living wage jobs.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ppic.org/content/pubs/report/R_1116ORR.pdf\">According to a recent report\u003c/a> by the Public Policy Institute of California, 56 percent of California community college students who begin remedial math courses do not finish the sequence that is supposed to prepare them for college-level classes. Forty percent of students who begin remedial English courses finish the sequence. And the majority of students sorted into these courses are low-income students of color.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Developmental education that is not effective comes at a high cost to students — not only in tuition and fees for courses that do not count toward a degree, but also in time and lost income,” said Marisol Cuellar Mejia, a co-author of the report. “It is also costly to California, which needs more college-educated workers and relies on community colleges as an entry point to higher education.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Patchwork of improvements\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nAbout 75 percent of the state’s community colleges are changing their remedial classes, some a lot faster than others. One of the reasons behind the uneven changes is that California’s 113 community colleges are locally run by elected boards of education and campus presidents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At West L.A. College, about a third of students needing remedial English, Manner said, are still in the older classes that focus on grammar skills. Administrators said changes have been slower in math remedial classes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://rpgroup.org/Our-Projects/All-Projects/ctl/ArticleView/mid/1686/articleId/118/Multiple-Measures-Assessment-Project-MMAP\">A statewide group is doing research \u003c/a>on whether high school grades are a better indicator of college readiness and future success, \u003ca href=\"https://cccassess.org/\">while another group\u003c/a> is creating one new remedial test to replace the different ones colleges have been using.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Colleges are at an in-between period now, between the old way of doing things and a new more improved way that administrators hope will lead to higher graduation and transfer rates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s so much good information that we’re trying to examine, and we’re examining the practices, and we’re examining the state policies. There’s so much of that going on, to the benefit of the students,” said Patricia Banday, the head of testing at West L.A. College.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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Administrators are changing the placement tests, the weight they give to its results and the content of the courses students take.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The goal is to stop remedial students from dropping out and to get more of them to transfer to a four-year university.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Remedial classes lead to dropping out\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nBeing assigned remedial classes also led Elyse Gonzalez to take some time off from school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It made me feel really low about myself,” she said of her remedial math class. “Because I would see my friends that first of all were in universities — not even [community college] — they would be doing calculus and statistics problems. And I whoop out my arithmetic book, like, here’s long division, adding and multiplying decimals.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>West L.A. College isn’t getting rid of remedial classes, as some faculty and administrators want, but it is phasing out remedial classes like Gonzalez’s that review skills students should have learned in middle school and high school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Students come to college expecting that they’re going to be in college classes,” said West L.A. 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The new class gives remedial students college-level work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On a recent Thursday afternoon, instructor Leslie Tejada led a dozen students in her English 100 class in a discussion of one of the most talked-about books this year, “Between the World and Me,” by American journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Coates does this thing throughout the book where he uses this phrase, ‘Americans who believe that they are white.’ In your groups, I want you to try to figure out what he means by that,” Tejada told the students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All of the students in this class scored low on the remedial education test. The assumption of college administrators before the creation of this class was that the students weren’t ready to engage in these types of discussions to write college essays.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instructor Tejada said these students are proving those assumptions wrong.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Content matters, that if we give students engaging, thinking-oriented curriculum that they are excited about learning, they come to class ready to discuss what they’ve read and share their own ideas,” Tejada said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Students are thrown into the deep end of the pool, but with floaties, so to speak. There’s a paid aide in each class whose job is to help students do research, structure their writing, and work through the lessons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Students who have been challenged by community college’s remedial education system raved about this class.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re learning someone else’s experience and how he lived and how he expressed what we went through. and we can compare it to our daily livelihood,” said student Cynthia Graham. “It’s a great book. 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Together, the students and coaches figure out how to make stuff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bryson Gauff is a coach and was helping students create the graphics for a sticker on the computer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What’s been really cool for me is, not being a coder, learning with the kids,” Guaff said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Creating a New Model\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://code.org/about/leadership/hadi_partovi\">Hadi Partovi\u003c/a> has done a lot of thinking about how to teach computer programming in elementary and high schools. He’s the CEO and co-founder of \u003ca href=\"https://code.org/\">Code.org\u003c/a>, a nonprofit that provides computer science curriculum and teacher training to K-12 schools. 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At this point, there are no specific guidelines, but only teachers with concealed weapons permits and at least 40 hours of training will be eligible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And while there is support for the policy in Kern County, groups like the Huerta Foundation are hoping the trustees will take a second look at allowing teachers to carry guns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It just creates a terrible school climate, you know, where children potentially may be entering classrooms in which their teachers have guns,” Cantu says. “That’s not the kind of message we want to send to children.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The board called a special session \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/11/18/kern-county-high-school-teachers-to-be-allowed-to-carry-guns-on-campus/\" target=\"_blank\">last month to pass the resolution\u003c/a> allowing teachers to carry concealed weapons on campus. The 3-2 vote came just two weeks before one of the trustees in favor of the policy left the board. Critics like Cantu say that was sneaky.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Trustee Mike Williams says the board had studied the issue publicly for months and chose to vote on it before the new trustee took office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Otherwise, he says, “we’ll have a new trustee who is not at all caught up on this and we’ll probably have to start the process somewhat over for their benefit.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Williams says he believes teachers with guns provide another layer of defense in case of a school shooting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The last thing I want as a trustee is to believe that I took away a tool that might have saved lives,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Earlier this year, the board voted to allow nonstaff members of the public to carry concealed weapons on campus as long as they have the proper gun permits, permission from the district superintendent and liability insurance. The rule applies to just about anyone: parents, vendors, even those who rent space on campus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s a lot of things that happen on school property that aren’t school-related,” says Williams. “For example, we have \u003ca href=\"http://www.bakersfieldchurch.org/\" target=\"_blank\">churches\u003c/a> that meet on Sundays. And one of our former trustees was a minister and they received threats.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That former trustee is the Rev. Chad Vegas, pastor of Bakersfield's Sovereign Grace Church. He’s the one who just stepped down from his seat after voting yes on the gun policy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the district, at least 18 people have received permission to carry firearms on campus, including several members of Vegas’ church. Vegas did not respond to phone and text messages seeking comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While district trustees say those who hold concealed weapons permits have a right to keep their guns with them while on campus, folks like Gerald Cantu question the policy's safety.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Imagine a situation where there’s some tension between a teacher and a parent, and you throw guns into the mix,\" Cantu says. \"That’s not something you want to see.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some teachers, like Terri Richmond, don't like the board's focus on gun rules. She says the trustees should spend more time on education.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My textbook is 13 years old,” says the social studies teacher. “I’d like to see some work on that instead of worrying about a handful of people that maybe have a connection with one of the board members, Mr. Vegas.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11227446\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11227446\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/photo-3-2-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"David and Terri Richmond play with their dogs at home. Both teachers say the gun policies make campus unsafe.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/photo-3-2-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/photo-3-2-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/photo-3-2-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/photo-3-2-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/photo-3-2-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/photo-3-2-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/photo-3-2-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/photo-3-2-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/photo-3-2-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">David and Terri Richmond play with their dogs at home. Both teachers say the gun policies make campus unsafe. \u003ccite>(Alice Daniel/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Richmond's husband, David, teaches high school history and government. He lost a brother to gun violence and vows he will no longer go to staff meetings or parent-teacher conferences unless the district assures him no one is carrying a weapon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He knows he could get suspended for that and if he does, he says, he’ll consider a lawsuit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So yes, I will have to face the loss of my job and that is very scary at my age,\" says David, who is 57. \"I don’t want that to happen. But Terri and I have talked, and if that’s what has to happen in order for us to get our day in court, then that’s what’s going to have to happen.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But there are plenty of people in Kern County who agree wholeheartedly with allowing guns on campus. In fact, at the most recent board meeting, a staff member, Susan Wooden, complained that permits to carry guns on campus shouldn’t be limited to teachers and administrators. After all, she says, bus drivers and food service employees are also around students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This was burning in our craw because once again we look like we’re the third-class people here,” she told the board.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The board said it would consider the request, but first it will take months to establish guidelines for teachers carrying guns on campus.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The district is the fourth in the state and the largest thus far to allow some staff or teachers to carry guns on campus. At this point, there are no specific guidelines, but only teachers with concealed weapons permits and at least 40 hours of training will be eligible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And while there is support for the policy in Kern County, groups like the Huerta Foundation are hoping the trustees will take a second look at allowing teachers to carry guns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It just creates a terrible school climate, you know, where children potentially may be entering classrooms in which their teachers have guns,” Cantu says. “That’s not the kind of message we want to send to children.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The board called a special session \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/11/18/kern-county-high-school-teachers-to-be-allowed-to-carry-guns-on-campus/\" target=\"_blank\">last month to pass the resolution\u003c/a> allowing teachers to carry concealed weapons on campus. The 3-2 vote came just two weeks before one of the trustees in favor of the policy left the board. Critics like Cantu say that was sneaky.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Trustee Mike Williams says the board had studied the issue publicly for months and chose to vote on it before the new trustee took office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Otherwise, he says, “we’ll have a new trustee who is not at all caught up on this and we’ll probably have to start the process somewhat over for their benefit.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Williams says he believes teachers with guns provide another layer of defense in case of a school shooting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The last thing I want as a trustee is to believe that I took away a tool that might have saved lives,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Earlier this year, the board voted to allow nonstaff members of the public to carry concealed weapons on campus as long as they have the proper gun permits, permission from the district superintendent and liability insurance. The rule applies to just about anyone: parents, vendors, even those who rent space on campus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s a lot of things that happen on school property that aren’t school-related,” says Williams. “For example, we have \u003ca href=\"http://www.bakersfieldchurch.org/\" target=\"_blank\">churches\u003c/a> that meet on Sundays. And one of our former trustees was a minister and they received threats.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That former trustee is the Rev. Chad Vegas, pastor of Bakersfield's Sovereign Grace Church. He’s the one who just stepped down from his seat after voting yes on the gun policy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the district, at least 18 people have received permission to carry firearms on campus, including several members of Vegas’ church. Vegas did not respond to phone and text messages seeking comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While district trustees say those who hold concealed weapons permits have a right to keep their guns with them while on campus, folks like Gerald Cantu question the policy's safety.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Imagine a situation where there’s some tension between a teacher and a parent, and you throw guns into the mix,\" Cantu says. \"That’s not something you want to see.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some teachers, like Terri Richmond, don't like the board's focus on gun rules. She says the trustees should spend more time on education.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My textbook is 13 years old,” says the social studies teacher. “I’d like to see some work on that instead of worrying about a handful of people that maybe have a connection with one of the board members, Mr. Vegas.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11227446\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11227446\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/photo-3-2-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"David and Terri Richmond play with their dogs at home. Both teachers say the gun policies make campus unsafe.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/photo-3-2-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/photo-3-2-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/photo-3-2-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/photo-3-2-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/photo-3-2-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/photo-3-2-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/photo-3-2-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/photo-3-2-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/photo-3-2-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">David and Terri Richmond play with their dogs at home. Both teachers say the gun policies make campus unsafe. \u003ccite>(Alice Daniel/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Richmond's husband, David, teaches high school history and government. He lost a brother to gun violence and vows he will no longer go to staff meetings or parent-teacher conferences unless the district assures him no one is carrying a weapon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He knows he could get suspended for that and if he does, he says, he’ll consider a lawsuit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So yes, I will have to face the loss of my job and that is very scary at my age,\" says David, who is 57. \"I don’t want that to happen. But Terri and I have talked, and if that’s what has to happen in order for us to get our day in court, then that’s what’s going to have to happen.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But there are plenty of people in Kern County who agree wholeheartedly with allowing guns on campus. 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"content": "\u003cp>When James de la Nueve got in a fight with his dad last summer and got kicked out of the house, he found himself living on the streets of Los Angeles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He first tried living in his car, then sleeping in the laundry room of an apartment building where he was a security guard. Next, he tried napping in a college library or an unused classroom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Every day is a constant reminder, the world is just hammering at you: You don’t have a place to stay,” said James, 21, who is now studying civil engineering at Santa Monica College. “It’s like you’re in class, and it’s the only thing you’re thinking about. It’s hard to focus on the chalkboard.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in October, a new type of homeless shelter, the \u003ca href=\"http://www.bruinshelter.org/\">Bruin Shelter\u003c/a>, opened specifically for college students — and it’s run by other college students. James was one of nine students to get a bed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/297579027″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”400″ iframe=”true” /]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Many young people don’t feel safe in traditional shelters, staying with adults,” said 27-year-old Louis Tse, executive director and co-founder of the Bruin Shelter. “Many have been verbally or physically abused, or robbed. The peer-to-peer model of young people helping young people really lowers that barrier for young people to come in the door.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11211338\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11211338 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23256_IMG_2159-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"rs23256_img_2159\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23256_IMG_2159-800x600.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23256_IMG_2159-160x120.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23256_IMG_2159-1020x765.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23256_IMG_2159-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23256_IMG_2159-1180x885.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23256_IMG_2159-960x720.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23256_IMG_2159-240x180.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23256_IMG_2159-375x281.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23256_IMG_2159-520x390.jpeg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two student volunteers stay overnight at the shelter while the residents sleep. One sleeps from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. while the other one studies. Then they trade off from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. \u003ccite>(April Dembosky/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Tse was inspired to start the shelter while he was a graduate student at UCLA, studying mechanical engineering. He would see students sleeping in the library or student activity center, and it was clear they weren’t just napping on top of their math homework. He even met a young man living on Los Angeles’ Skid Row who told him he was enrolled in community college.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11211328\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11211328 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23208_IMG_2108-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"rs23208_img_2108\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23208_IMG_2108-800x600.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23208_IMG_2108-160x120.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23208_IMG_2108-1020x765.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23208_IMG_2108-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23208_IMG_2108-1180x885.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23208_IMG_2108-960x720.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23208_IMG_2108-240x180.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23208_IMG_2108-375x281.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23208_IMG_2108-520x390.jpeg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students sleeping at the Santa Monica College library. Some homeless students carry a blanket and pillow with them so they can catch naps where they can. \u003ccite>(April Dembosky/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There are few resources for these students, Tse discovered. Existing emergency shelters offer a bed only for a couple of nights. So Tse set about opening the Bruin Shelter, which allows students to stay for six months and helps them find permanent housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Losing sleep on a regular basis sets you up to fail a midterm, then a second midterm, then a class,” he said. “Then it slowly leads to painfully dropping out.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=”mc4wj8Yr4bw7dvCfqjRQMmYSiwf5EFcC”]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Roughly 56,000 students indicate they’re homeless on U.S. financial aid forms. But researchers believe the numbers are much higher than that. In California, one in three community college students is homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, according to a \u003ca href=\"http://cceal.org/food-housing-report/\">recent report\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a nationwide problem,” Tse said, “and we feel we’re doing our small part to inspire others to show that it’s possible to do something about it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The shelter is set up in the back of a Lutheran church in Santa Monica and is open to students from all colleges in the area. It opens at 7 p.m., when church meetings or AA gatherings wrap up in the main hall, and shelter volunteers start cooking and set up a table for dinner. Residents hang out on their beds — there are two windowless bunk rooms, one for men, one for women — doing their homework, or they watch TV in the lounge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11211335\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11211335 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23243_IMG_2146-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"rs23243_img_2146\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23243_IMG_2146-800x600.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23243_IMG_2146-160x120.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23243_IMG_2146-1020x765.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23243_IMG_2146-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23243_IMG_2146-1180x885.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23243_IMG_2146-960x720.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23243_IMG_2146-240x180.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23243_IMG_2146-375x281.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23243_IMG_2146-520x390.jpeg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shelter residents and student volunteers sit and eat dinner together every night, “like a family,” Tse said. Menus include frozen pizza and chicken Caesar salad, or taco night. \u003ccite>(April Dembosky/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11211330\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11211330 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23229_IMG_2132-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"rs23229_img_2132\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23229_IMG_2132-800x600.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23229_IMG_2132-160x120.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23229_IMG_2132-1020x765.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23229_IMG_2132-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23229_IMG_2132-1180x885.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23229_IMG_2132-960x720.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23229_IMG_2132-240x180.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23229_IMG_2132-375x281.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23229_IMG_2132-520x390.jpeg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The men’s bunk room at the Bruin Shelter. Local businesses donated Tempur-Pedic mattresses. \u003ccite>(April Dembosky/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The shelter closes during the day, and residents have to leave by 7 a.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>James is usually up and in the bathroom by 6:20 a.m. There’s no shower at the shelter, so he sometimes washes his hair in the sink. He dresses in pants from J. Crew, a shirt from the Gap, and finishes with toner and moisturizer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s important to James to not look homeless. Like many homeless students, he wants to avoid the stigma. But it’s also a survival strategy. The shelter provides breakfast and dinner for residents. But James is on his own for lunch, and he often shoplifts chicken wraps or chopped fruit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Dressing well is the No. 1 reason I get away all the time,” he said, noting that he steals his clothes, too. “So when I walk into a store I won’t be noticed, because I look like everybody else.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11211332\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11211332 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23196_IMG_2096-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"rs23196_img_2096\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23196_IMG_2096-800x600.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23196_IMG_2096-160x120.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23196_IMG_2096-1020x765.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23196_IMG_2096-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23196_IMG_2096-1180x885.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23196_IMG_2096-960x720.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23196_IMG_2096-240x180.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23196_IMG_2096-375x281.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23196_IMG_2096-520x390.jpeg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The shelter provides residents with a bagged breakfast in the morning. \u003ccite>(April Dembosky/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This is James’ second try at college. He started at a school on the East Coast three years ago but never finished his first semester because of behavior problems. He came home to Los Angeles, but then last summer, he got in that fight with his dad and was on the streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>James has big dreams for his future. He shows me an aspirational resume he has drawn up that reflects where he hopes to be in 10 years. It shows him transferring out of Santa Monica College and graduating from Harvey Mudd College in 2019, and then finishing a master’s degree in architecture and urban design at Columbia in 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He thinks he might change his name formally, too. James de la Nueve is already a new name for him, an attempt at a new beginning, he said. His resume of the future has this name at the top: Damien Scott Nuevhaus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“New House,” he said. “You feel?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>James’ story is one of many from students living at the shelter. Some are former foster youth, some are undocumented and don’t qualify for financial aid, some are LGBTQ and are estranged from their families, Tse said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11211333\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11211333 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23248_IMG_2151-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"rs23248_img_2151\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23248_IMG_2151-800x600.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23248_IMG_2151-160x120.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23248_IMG_2151-1020x765.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23248_IMG_2151-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23248_IMG_2151-1180x885.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23248_IMG_2151-960x720.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23248_IMG_2151-240x180.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23248_IMG_2151-375x281.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23248_IMG_2151-520x390.jpeg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">In the upstairs TV lounge of the Bruin Shelter, shelves of donated toiletries are available to residents. \u003ccite>(April Dembosky/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Bruin Shelter receives some donations from people in the L.A. area, and recently launched a \u003ca href=\"https://www.generosity.com/volunteer-fundraising/bruin-shelter-a-home-for-students-by-students--3\">crowdfunding campaign\u003c/a>. Local businesses donated beds and mattresses. There are shelves in the TV lounge stacked with donated toothpaste, soap and shaving cream. But a lot of the funding comes from Tse himself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two years ago, when he committed to making the Bruin Shelter a reality, he moved into his car. He finished his Ph.D. in May and got a job at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, but he is still sleeping in his Kia and putting the money that would go to rent into the shelter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It makes basic sense,” Tse said. “One person gives up their housing so that nine other people can have it.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
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James was one of nine students to get a bed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cdiv class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__shortcodes__shortcodeWrapper'>\n \u003ciframe width='”100%”' height='”400″'\n scrolling='no' frameborder='no'\n src='https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/297579027″&visual=true&”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true”'\n title='”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/297579027″'>\n \u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/div>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Many young people don’t feel safe in traditional shelters, staying with adults,” said 27-year-old Louis Tse, executive director and co-founder of the Bruin Shelter. “Many have been verbally or physically abused, or robbed. The peer-to-peer model of young people helping young people really lowers that barrier for young people to come in the door.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11211338\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11211338 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23256_IMG_2159-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"rs23256_img_2159\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23256_IMG_2159-800x600.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23256_IMG_2159-160x120.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23256_IMG_2159-1020x765.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23256_IMG_2159-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23256_IMG_2159-1180x885.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23256_IMG_2159-960x720.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23256_IMG_2159-240x180.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23256_IMG_2159-375x281.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23256_IMG_2159-520x390.jpeg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two student volunteers stay overnight at the shelter while the residents sleep. One sleeps from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. while the other one studies. Then they trade off from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. \u003ccite>(April Dembosky/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Tse was inspired to start the shelter while he was a graduate student at UCLA, studying mechanical engineering. He would see students sleeping in the library or student activity center, and it was clear they weren’t just napping on top of their math homework. He even met a young man living on Los Angeles’ Skid Row who told him he was enrolled in community college.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11211328\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11211328 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23208_IMG_2108-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"rs23208_img_2108\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23208_IMG_2108-800x600.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23208_IMG_2108-160x120.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23208_IMG_2108-1020x765.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23208_IMG_2108-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23208_IMG_2108-1180x885.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23208_IMG_2108-960x720.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23208_IMG_2108-240x180.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23208_IMG_2108-375x281.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23208_IMG_2108-520x390.jpeg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students sleeping at the Santa Monica College library. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Losing sleep on a regular basis sets you up to fail a midterm, then a second midterm, then a class,” he said. “Then it slowly leads to painfully dropping out.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Roughly 56,000 students indicate they’re homeless on U.S. financial aid forms. But researchers believe the numbers are much higher than that. In California, one in three community college students is homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, according to a \u003ca href=\"http://cceal.org/food-housing-report/\">recent report\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a nationwide problem,” Tse said, “and we feel we’re doing our small part to inspire others to show that it’s possible to do something about it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The shelter is set up in the back of a Lutheran church in Santa Monica and is open to students from all colleges in the area. It opens at 7 p.m., when church meetings or AA gatherings wrap up in the main hall, and shelter volunteers start cooking and set up a table for dinner. Residents hang out on their beds — there are two windowless bunk rooms, one for men, one for women — doing their homework, or they watch TV in the lounge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11211335\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11211335 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23243_IMG_2146-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"rs23243_img_2146\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23243_IMG_2146-800x600.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23243_IMG_2146-160x120.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23243_IMG_2146-1020x765.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23243_IMG_2146-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23243_IMG_2146-1180x885.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23243_IMG_2146-960x720.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23243_IMG_2146-240x180.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23243_IMG_2146-375x281.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23243_IMG_2146-520x390.jpeg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shelter residents and student volunteers sit and eat dinner together every night, “like a family,” Tse said. Menus include frozen pizza and chicken Caesar salad, or taco night. \u003ccite>(April Dembosky/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11211330\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11211330 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23229_IMG_2132-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"rs23229_img_2132\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23229_IMG_2132-800x600.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23229_IMG_2132-160x120.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23229_IMG_2132-1020x765.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23229_IMG_2132-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23229_IMG_2132-1180x885.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23229_IMG_2132-960x720.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23229_IMG_2132-240x180.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23229_IMG_2132-375x281.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23229_IMG_2132-520x390.jpeg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The men’s bunk room at the Bruin Shelter. Local businesses donated Tempur-Pedic mattresses. \u003ccite>(April Dembosky/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The shelter closes during the day, and residents have to leave by 7 a.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>James is usually up and in the bathroom by 6:20 a.m. There’s no shower at the shelter, so he sometimes washes his hair in the sink. He dresses in pants from J. Crew, a shirt from the Gap, and finishes with toner and moisturizer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s important to James to not look homeless. Like many homeless students, he wants to avoid the stigma. But it’s also a survival strategy. The shelter provides breakfast and dinner for residents. But James is on his own for lunch, and he often shoplifts chicken wraps or chopped fruit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Dressing well is the No. 1 reason I get away all the time,” he said, noting that he steals his clothes, too. “So when I walk into a store I won’t be noticed, because I look like everybody else.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11211332\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11211332 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23196_IMG_2096-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"rs23196_img_2096\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23196_IMG_2096-800x600.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23196_IMG_2096-160x120.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23196_IMG_2096-1020x765.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23196_IMG_2096-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23196_IMG_2096-1180x885.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23196_IMG_2096-960x720.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23196_IMG_2096-240x180.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23196_IMG_2096-375x281.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23196_IMG_2096-520x390.jpeg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The shelter provides residents with a bagged breakfast in the morning. \u003ccite>(April Dembosky/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This is James’ second try at college. He started at a school on the East Coast three years ago but never finished his first semester because of behavior problems. He came home to Los Angeles, but then last summer, he got in that fight with his dad and was on the streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>James has big dreams for his future. He shows me an aspirational resume he has drawn up that reflects where he hopes to be in 10 years. It shows him transferring out of Santa Monica College and graduating from Harvey Mudd College in 2019, and then finishing a master’s degree in architecture and urban design at Columbia in 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He thinks he might change his name formally, too. James de la Nueve is already a new name for him, an attempt at a new beginning, he said. His resume of the future has this name at the top: Damien Scott Nuevhaus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“New House,” he said. “You feel?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>James’ story is one of many from students living at the shelter. Some are former foster youth, some are undocumented and don’t qualify for financial aid, some are LGBTQ and are estranged from their families, Tse said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11211333\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11211333 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23248_IMG_2151-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"rs23248_img_2151\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23248_IMG_2151-800x600.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23248_IMG_2151-160x120.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23248_IMG_2151-1020x765.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23248_IMG_2151-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23248_IMG_2151-1180x885.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23248_IMG_2151-960x720.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23248_IMG_2151-240x180.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23248_IMG_2151-375x281.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23248_IMG_2151-520x390.jpeg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">In the upstairs TV lounge of the Bruin Shelter, shelves of donated toiletries are available to residents. \u003ccite>(April Dembosky/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Bruin Shelter receives some donations from people in the L.A. area, and recently launched a \u003ca href=\"https://www.generosity.com/volunteer-fundraising/bruin-shelter-a-home-for-students-by-students--3\">crowdfunding campaign\u003c/a>. Local businesses donated beds and mattresses. There are shelves in the TV lounge stacked with donated toothpaste, soap and shaving cream. But a lot of the funding comes from Tse himself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two years ago, when he committed to making the Bruin Shelter a reality, he moved into his car. He finished his Ph.D. in May and got a job at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, but he is still sleeping in his Kia and putting the money that would go to rent into the shelter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Brittany Jones is burrowed into her seat on a BART car, catching some sleep before the morning commuters arrive. As the car starts to fill with people, she finally pulls down her jacket, uncovering her face. The whoosh of the doors, the sweaty surge of denim and backpacks: This is her alarm clock.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jones is 24, a student at Laney College in Oakland, and homeless.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To study and survive at the same time, she must answer the same questions over and over. Can she afford dinner tonight? Will she be able to sit next to the secret outlet in the BART car so she can charge her phone? Can she get a job that still allows her to go to class and keep her grades up? These are just some of the challenges Jones and other homeless college students face in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/297579027″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”400″ iframe=”true” /]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like many undergraduates, homeless college students are young, ambitious and wracked by insecurities about their identities and futures. But their specific insecurity is chronic and exhausting: They live in cars, couch surf and sneak into campus buildings to spend the night. Unfortunately, these experiences are more common than many ever suspected.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘It’s hard, it’s really hard’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"http://cceal.org/food-housing-report/\" target=\"_blank\">study\u003c/a> released Dec. 5 reveals that one out of three community college students in California grapples with some form of housing insecurity, up to and including homelessness. Black men, Southeast Asians and multiethnic students are particularly affected, according to the report from the \u003ca href=\"http://cceal.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Community College Equity Assessment Lab\u003c/a> at San Diego State University.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t remember what home feels like,” said 24-year-old Ebony Ortega, an ethnic studies major at \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfsu.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco State University\u003c/a>. Ortega sleeps in her car, at friends’ apartments or at secret spots on campus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s been quite some few years since I’ve felt like there’s some sort of comfort, security and just stability,” she added. “It’s hard, it’s really hard.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11211331\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11211331\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23167_161201_EbonyOrtega_bhs02-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Ebony Ortega, a college student at San Francisco State University experiencing housing insecurity, studies on her computer during her work breaks. Ortega currently works at a Starbucks in San Francisco.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23167_161201_EbonyOrtega_bhs02-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23167_161201_EbonyOrtega_bhs02-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23167_161201_EbonyOrtega_bhs02-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23167_161201_EbonyOrtega_bhs02-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23167_161201_EbonyOrtega_bhs02-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23167_161201_EbonyOrtega_bhs02-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23167_161201_EbonyOrtega_bhs02-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23167_161201_EbonyOrtega_bhs02-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23167_161201_EbonyOrtega_bhs02-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ebony Ortega, a college student at San Francisco State University experiencing housing insecurity, studies on her computer during her work breaks. Ortega currently works at a Starbucks in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Nationally, more than 56,000 students identified as homeless on their 2013-2014 Federal Student Aid forms. But experts believe that’s an undercount.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Many students do not check that box on their financial aid either because they don’t know it’s there, or they don’t think of themselves as homeless,” said \u003ca href=\"https://web.csulb.edu/colleges/chhs/departments/social-work/staff-and-faculty/RashidaCrutchfield.html\" target=\"_blank\">Rashida Crutchfield\u003c/a>, an assistant professor in the School of Social Work at California State University, Long Beach. Students who couch surf, for example, might not realize they are technically homeless, or may resist the stigma of that label.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Invisible Population\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Another study found that one reason the population is hard to quantify is because these students are “invisible.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neither Brittany Jones nor Ebony Ortega fits the stereotypical image conjured up by the word “homeless.” Ortega cultivates a punk-rock look and works long shifts at a Starbucks in downtown San Francisco. She spends her paycheck on tuition instead of rent, because she can’t afford both.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My parents did not just come here for me to hang out, and just have some regular working-class job,” Ortega said. Her parents immigrated from Mexico, and she grew up poor in Palmdale (Los Angeles County).\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/12/08/homelessu-a-college-students-life-without-shelter/\" target=\"_blank\">PHOTOS: A Day in the Life of a Homeless College Student\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/12/08/homelessu-a-college-students-life-without-shelter/\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/BrittanyJones800.jpg\">\u003c/a>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Follow a day in the life of homeless Laney College student Brittany Jones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/12/08/homelessu-a-college-students-life-without-shelter/\" target=\"_blank\">Homeless U: Homework Without A Home\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>“I get scared that if I stop, I won’t be able to get up and do what I do now,” she added. “I’m already this far. So it’s just like, I might as well keep going.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jones, for her part, takes pains with her thrift-store outfits, and sports a new hairstyle practically every week. She’s acutely conscious of her hygiene.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t feel like just because I’m homeless that I have to look the part,” she said, while walking by a tent encampment under a freeway in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet Jones grew up at great risk for homelessness: Her mother died when she was 5, and her father was fatally shot when she was just a newborn. She spent years in foster care, and since age 19 has essentially been homeless: bouncing between relatives, group homes and shelters.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A Trunk-Sized Safe Space\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A year ago, Jones had a bed in a transitional home for former foster youth. She explained she lost that spot when she broke the rules, letting a guest in when she wasn’t supposed to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since then, she sleeps where she can: couches and floors when they’re offered, buses and BART trains when they’re not. She always carries a change of clothes, laundry detergent and toiletries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A few weeks ago, Jones stayed up all night on a San Francisco pier, and a week before that at a 24-hour Carl’s Jr. When that happens, she heads to a BART station by 4 a.m., to catch the day’s first train. Aside from a friend’s apartment, it’s the only place she feels safe actually falling asleep. A few hours later, she wakes and drags herself off, eager to avoid the stares of the rush-hour crowds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=”qX6cO3dkrSWbMdIuXgcrvh51LvzEiRWM”]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After graduating from high school in Antioch, Jones wasn’t convinced college was for her. Instead, she came to the conclusion gradually while working overnight jobs as a security guard or grocery stocker. Years went by, but she never advanced financially or professionally.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I wanted to go to college to better myself, honestly,” Jones said. “I want to be in a totally better situation. I know school is the key.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jones calls \u003ca href=\"http://www.laney.edu/wp/\" target=\"_blank\">Laney College\u003c/a>, near Lake Merritt in Oakland, one of her “safe zones.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This semester she is taking an English class and a life-skills class. As a low-income student, she receives a monthly food stipend for the campus cafeteria. But none of her classmates know she is homeless.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jones has another safe zone: a stuffy storage locker no bigger than a car trunk in industrial West Oakland. She’ll spend a few hours a day there doing homework, organizing her belongings or writing in her journal.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Moving Forward\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As more colleges and universities gain an understanding of the scope of housing and food insecurity among their students, they’re experimenting with solutions. Some campuses have established \u003ca href=\"http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article41478480.html\" target=\"_blank\">food pantries\u003c/a>, and others provide short-term housing for students in crisis, or those who have nowhere to go for the holidays.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In September, California enacted new laws to assist homeless college students. Community colleges, for example, must grant homeless students priority when registering for classes, allow them \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/09/21/governor-signs-bills-to-help-homeless-college-students-and-boost-4-year-graduation-rates/\" target=\"_blank\">access to campus showers\u003c/a> and designate a staff person to assist them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Students are also organizing: UC Berkeley now has a Homeless Student Union, and in October two UCLA students opened the Bruin Shelter in Santa Monica for anyone enrolled at UCLA or other schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>James de la Nueve, a civil engineering student at Santa Monica College, is one of the shelter’s first residents. He was kicked out of his house after a family fight, and said the shelter helps keep him focused.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m trying to be on the academic track,” he said. “I’m not trying to continue being on the streets forever.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rashida Crutchfield at CSU Long Beach likes the idea of a college shelter, but said it’s not enough. If she were a student, she said, “It’s important to maybe catch me before I’m homeless and make sure I’m getting the financial support that I need, or getting access to support services that I need.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11211588\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11211588\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23255_IMG_2158-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Residents and volunteers study at the Bruin Shelter, a new shelter for homeless college students in Santa Monica.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23255_IMG_2158-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23255_IMG_2158-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23255_IMG_2158-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23255_IMG_2158-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23255_IMG_2158-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23255_IMG_2158-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23255_IMG_2158-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23255_IMG_2158-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23255_IMG_2158-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Residents and volunteers study at the Bruin Shelter, a new shelter for homeless college students in Santa Monica. \u003ccite>(April Dembosky/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Internal Support\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For Brittany Jones, the daily search for shelter is an awkward social tiptoe. She sends texts to friends and relatives every evening, hoping one will ping her back and offer her a place to stay. She doesn’t want to ask outright.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t like to like wear out my welcome,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although her parents are dead, Jones has mental conversations with them every day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I feel like they’re the ones listening to me,” she explained. “I like to look in the mirror and talk to them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Without a home, Jones has constructed an internal shelter made up of memories, role models, and her hopes and dreams for a college degree, perhaps in business or social work. “I just try to be, like, my own support system. Be my own encouragement.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11211593\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11211593\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS22986_161129_BrittanyJones_bhs24-qut-800x573.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones, a homeless student at Laney College, arrives at her grandmother’s house in Richmond to wait until she knows where she’ll be staying for the night.\" width=\"800\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS22986_161129_BrittanyJones_bhs24-qut-800x573.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS22986_161129_BrittanyJones_bhs24-qut-160x115.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS22986_161129_BrittanyJones_bhs24-qut-1020x730.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS22986_161129_BrittanyJones_bhs24-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS22986_161129_BrittanyJones_bhs24-qut-1180x845.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS22986_161129_BrittanyJones_bhs24-qut-960x688.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS22986_161129_BrittanyJones_bhs24-qut-240x172.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS22986_161129_BrittanyJones_bhs24-qut-375x269.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS22986_161129_BrittanyJones_bhs24-qut-520x372.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones, a homeless student at Laney College, arrives at her grandmother’s house in Richmond to wait until she knows where she’ll be staying for the night. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Additional reporting by April Dembosky and Ana Tintocalis\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Brittany Jones is burrowed into her seat on a BART car, catching some sleep before the morning commuters arrive. As the car starts to fill with people, she finally pulls down her jacket, uncovering her face. The whoosh of the doors, the sweaty surge of denim and backpacks: This is her alarm clock.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jones is 24, a student at Laney College in Oakland, and homeless.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To study and survive at the same time, she must answer the same questions over and over. Can she afford dinner tonight? Will she be able to sit next to the secret outlet in the BART car so she can charge her phone? Can she get a job that still allows her to go to class and keep her grades up? These are just some of the challenges Jones and other homeless college students face in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cdiv class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__shortcodes__shortcodeWrapper'>\n \u003ciframe width='”100%”' height='”400″'\n scrolling='no' frameborder='no'\n src='https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/297579027″&visual=true&”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true”'\n title='”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/297579027″'>\n \u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/div>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like many undergraduates, homeless college students are young, ambitious and wracked by insecurities about their identities and futures. But their specific insecurity is chronic and exhausting: They live in cars, couch surf and sneak into campus buildings to spend the night. Unfortunately, these experiences are more common than many ever suspected.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘It’s hard, it’s really hard’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"http://cceal.org/food-housing-report/\" target=\"_blank\">study\u003c/a> released Dec. 5 reveals that one out of three community college students in California grapples with some form of housing insecurity, up to and including homelessness. Black men, Southeast Asians and multiethnic students are particularly affected, according to the report from the \u003ca href=\"http://cceal.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Community College Equity Assessment Lab\u003c/a> at San Diego State University.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t remember what home feels like,” said 24-year-old Ebony Ortega, an ethnic studies major at \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfsu.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco State University\u003c/a>. Ortega sleeps in her car, at friends’ apartments or at secret spots on campus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s been quite some few years since I’ve felt like there’s some sort of comfort, security and just stability,” she added. “It’s hard, it’s really hard.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11211331\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11211331\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23167_161201_EbonyOrtega_bhs02-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Ebony Ortega, a college student at San Francisco State University experiencing housing insecurity, studies on her computer during her work breaks. Ortega currently works at a Starbucks in San Francisco.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23167_161201_EbonyOrtega_bhs02-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23167_161201_EbonyOrtega_bhs02-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23167_161201_EbonyOrtega_bhs02-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23167_161201_EbonyOrtega_bhs02-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23167_161201_EbonyOrtega_bhs02-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23167_161201_EbonyOrtega_bhs02-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23167_161201_EbonyOrtega_bhs02-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23167_161201_EbonyOrtega_bhs02-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23167_161201_EbonyOrtega_bhs02-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ebony Ortega, a college student at San Francisco State University experiencing housing insecurity, studies on her computer during her work breaks. Ortega currently works at a Starbucks in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Nationally, more than 56,000 students identified as homeless on their 2013-2014 Federal Student Aid forms. But experts believe that’s an undercount.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Many students do not check that box on their financial aid either because they don’t know it’s there, or they don’t think of themselves as homeless,” said \u003ca href=\"https://web.csulb.edu/colleges/chhs/departments/social-work/staff-and-faculty/RashidaCrutchfield.html\" target=\"_blank\">Rashida Crutchfield\u003c/a>, an assistant professor in the School of Social Work at California State University, Long Beach. Students who couch surf, for example, might not realize they are technically homeless, or may resist the stigma of that label.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Invisible Population\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Another study found that one reason the population is hard to quantify is because these students are “invisible.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neither Brittany Jones nor Ebony Ortega fits the stereotypical image conjured up by the word “homeless.” Ortega cultivates a punk-rock look and works long shifts at a Starbucks in downtown San Francisco. She spends her paycheck on tuition instead of rent, because she can’t afford both.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My parents did not just come here for me to hang out, and just have some regular working-class job,” Ortega said. Her parents immigrated from Mexico, and she grew up poor in Palmdale (Los Angeles County).\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/12/08/homelessu-a-college-students-life-without-shelter/\" target=\"_blank\">PHOTOS: A Day in the Life of a Homeless College Student\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/12/08/homelessu-a-college-students-life-without-shelter/\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/BrittanyJones800.jpg\">\u003c/a>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Follow a day in the life of homeless Laney College student Brittany Jones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/12/08/homelessu-a-college-students-life-without-shelter/\" target=\"_blank\">Homeless U: Homework Without A Home\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>“I get scared that if I stop, I won’t be able to get up and do what I do now,” she added. “I’m already this far. So it’s just like, I might as well keep going.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jones, for her part, takes pains with her thrift-store outfits, and sports a new hairstyle practically every week. She’s acutely conscious of her hygiene.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t feel like just because I’m homeless that I have to look the part,” she said, while walking by a tent encampment under a freeway in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet Jones grew up at great risk for homelessness: Her mother died when she was 5, and her father was fatally shot when she was just a newborn. She spent years in foster care, and since age 19 has essentially been homeless: bouncing between relatives, group homes and shelters.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A Trunk-Sized Safe Space\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A year ago, Jones had a bed in a transitional home for former foster youth. She explained she lost that spot when she broke the rules, letting a guest in when she wasn’t supposed to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since then, she sleeps where she can: couches and floors when they’re offered, buses and BART trains when they’re not. She always carries a change of clothes, laundry detergent and toiletries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A few weeks ago, Jones stayed up all night on a San Francisco pier, and a week before that at a 24-hour Carl’s Jr. When that happens, she heads to a BART station by 4 a.m., to catch the day’s first train. Aside from a friend’s apartment, it’s the only place she feels safe actually falling asleep. A few hours later, she wakes and drags herself off, eager to avoid the stares of the rush-hour crowds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After graduating from high school in Antioch, Jones wasn’t convinced college was for her. Instead, she came to the conclusion gradually while working overnight jobs as a security guard or grocery stocker. Years went by, but she never advanced financially or professionally.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I wanted to go to college to better myself, honestly,” Jones said. “I want to be in a totally better situation. I know school is the key.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jones calls \u003ca href=\"http://www.laney.edu/wp/\" target=\"_blank\">Laney College\u003c/a>, near Lake Merritt in Oakland, one of her “safe zones.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This semester she is taking an English class and a life-skills class. As a low-income student, she receives a monthly food stipend for the campus cafeteria. But none of her classmates know she is homeless.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jones has another safe zone: a stuffy storage locker no bigger than a car trunk in industrial West Oakland. She’ll spend a few hours a day there doing homework, organizing her belongings or writing in her journal.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Moving Forward\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As more colleges and universities gain an understanding of the scope of housing and food insecurity among their students, they’re experimenting with solutions. Some campuses have established \u003ca href=\"http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article41478480.html\" target=\"_blank\">food pantries\u003c/a>, and others provide short-term housing for students in crisis, or those who have nowhere to go for the holidays.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In September, California enacted new laws to assist homeless college students. Community colleges, for example, must grant homeless students priority when registering for classes, allow them \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/09/21/governor-signs-bills-to-help-homeless-college-students-and-boost-4-year-graduation-rates/\" target=\"_blank\">access to campus showers\u003c/a> and designate a staff person to assist them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Students are also organizing: UC Berkeley now has a Homeless Student Union, and in October two UCLA students opened the Bruin Shelter in Santa Monica for anyone enrolled at UCLA or other schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>James de la Nueve, a civil engineering student at Santa Monica College, is one of the shelter’s first residents. He was kicked out of his house after a family fight, and said the shelter helps keep him focused.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m trying to be on the academic track,” he said. “I’m not trying to continue being on the streets forever.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rashida Crutchfield at CSU Long Beach likes the idea of a college shelter, but said it’s not enough. If she were a student, she said, “It’s important to maybe catch me before I’m homeless and make sure I’m getting the financial support that I need, or getting access to support services that I need.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11211588\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11211588\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23255_IMG_2158-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Residents and volunteers study at the Bruin Shelter, a new shelter for homeless college students in Santa Monica.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23255_IMG_2158-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23255_IMG_2158-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23255_IMG_2158-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23255_IMG_2158-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23255_IMG_2158-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23255_IMG_2158-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23255_IMG_2158-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23255_IMG_2158-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23255_IMG_2158-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Residents and volunteers study at the Bruin Shelter, a new shelter for homeless college students in Santa Monica. \u003ccite>(April Dembosky/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Internal Support\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For Brittany Jones, the daily search for shelter is an awkward social tiptoe. She sends texts to friends and relatives every evening, hoping one will ping her back and offer her a place to stay. She doesn’t want to ask outright.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t like to like wear out my welcome,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although her parents are dead, Jones has mental conversations with them every day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I feel like they’re the ones listening to me,” she explained. “I like to look in the mirror and talk to them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Without a home, Jones has constructed an internal shelter made up of memories, role models, and her hopes and dreams for a college degree, perhaps in business or social work. “I just try to be, like, my own support system. 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