Housing Options for Students Today - On Campus Podcast

Mary Haskett, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Psychology at North Carolina State University (NC State), where she directs the Family Studies lab. Her primary area of research is the causes and consequences of family distress on the social-emotional development of young children. Dr. Haskett co-founded the NC State Steering Committee on Student Food and Housing Security and led the development of a host-home program for local college students. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association.

Libby Stephens is the Program Coordinator for HOST. She brings over twenty years of non-profit experience to her role leading the program development and management of the HOST Program. Libby received a B.A. in History from Marshall University and a Master of Divinity from Baptist Theological Seminary in Richmond, VA.

Housing insecurity is impacting college and university students at increasingly high rates. In a 2022 report from the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE), more than a quarter of respondents, approximately 27%, reported experiencing the inability to pay either rent or mortgage in full within the last year. While COVID-19 and the impacts of the pandemic played a role in heightened housing insecurity for college and university students, other factors contributed, such as rising costs across the country. While some federal, state, and local resources are available, housing insecurity is often overlooked, leaving institutions to take creative approaches to meet the needs of students.

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