Food, Internet, and Shelter: What Emergency Services Did Community College Students Prioritize during the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Autor/inn/en	Black, Lisa; Taylor, Zachary
Titel	Food, Internet, and Shelter: What Emergency Services Did Community College Students Prioritize during the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Quelle	In: Community College Enterprise, 27 (2021) 2, S.74-85 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1541-0935
Schlagwörter	Food; Hunger; Internet; Housing; Emergency Programs; Community Colleges; Two Year College Students; COVID-19; Pandemics; Student Needs; Needs Assessment; Utilities; Federal Aid; Federal Legislation; Financial Support; Financial Problems + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lebensmittel; Unterkunft; Hilfsprogramm; Community college; Community College; Bedarfsermittlung; Hilfsmittel; Bundesrecht; Finanzielle Förderung
Abstract	Although emergency aid programs have existed on community college campuses for years, no extant research has articulated which emergency resources students apply for and how students prioritize these resources against others (e.g., food needs compared to housing needs). To better understand student emergency aid needs shortly after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, this study reports on 333 community college students' self-assessed emergency needs from March 26, 2020, until October 2, 2020. Results suggest that community college students self-reported the highest need for utility payment assistance, with food being the lowest need. However, correlations were highest among housing and utility assistance, suggesting many community college students simultaneously struggled with housing and utility payments, amplifying their financial burden and stress. Strengthening the body of literature on postsecondary emergency aid, this study concludes with implications for college student emergency services, higher education case management, and emergency aid policies. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01