 Our Share the Plate partner for August was the STUDENT HOUSING SECURITY INITIATIVE developed three years ago by Lutheran Campus Ministry (LuMin) at CSU. Its goal is to support, both financially and in many other ways, at least some of the 4 in 10 CSU students who find themselves Housing Insecure in the time it takes them to achieve a four-year degree.
What does being “housing insecure” mean? Sleeping on a friend’s couch, living in your car, working three jobs, dropping out for a semester in order to afford both tuition and a place to live next semester Housing Security means having a consistent roof over your head, a refrigerator with food in it, working one job, being able to focus on finishing your degree, and developing a pathway to work or additional study in your chosen field. Our donations of household items through the Student Welcome Event each August help new SHSI participants outfit their apartments. Our gifts through the SHARE THE PLATE offering help subsidize the monthly rent on those apartments. There are 21 students in the SHSI program this 2023-24 academic year. That’s two students x ten apartments – a lot of rent subsidy. Any amount will help keep a student in school, working toward and achieving their goals. For further information on this program and Plymouth’s participation in supporting its students, go to: plymouthucc.org/studentsupport. Plymouth gave $927.50 from Share the Plate in August. Thank you! |
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