It could be an exhausting situation that makes it more difficult to get ahead.” “These students would otherwise have to be worrying nightly about their vehicles being broken into, trying not to be seen or bothered, and not having the police called on them, all while keeping up with their coursework. “Our goal for this program is that it will serve as a pathway to housing stability for our students,” LBCC Board of Trustees President Uduak-Joe Ntuk said in a statement. Participating students would also get help from college staff to find more long-term, stable housing, according to LBCC. They will have access to restrooms and Wi-Fi throughout the night and be able to use the showers at the Pacific Coast Campus in the mornings.
Mike Muñoz.Įnrolled students who are homeless will be able to stay at the Pacific Coast Campus parking structure between 10 p.m. It’s meant to help unhoused students at the college, which has at least 70 students sleeping in their cars each night, according to LBCC District official Dr. The pilot “Safe Parking Program” is the only known program of its kind in the region at a community college, LBCC officials said in a news release. ( KTLA) – California’s Long Beach City College will allow homeless students to sleep in their vehicles at a secure on-campus parking structure overnight, school officials announced Monday.
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