California college students experiencing homelessness speak out

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>>> COLLEGE CAN BE STRESSFUL WITH STUDYING AND MEETING DEADLINES, BUT SOME STUDENTS ARE STRUGGLING WITH A DIFFERENT ISSUE -- HOUSING. FEDERAL DATA SHOWS MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION COLLEGE STUDENTS IN THE U.S. ARE HOMELESS, HIGHLIGHTING THE NATION'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS. THE SITUATION IS EVEN MORE DIRE IN CALIFORNIA, WHERE 10% OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY'S EVIDENCE ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. CBS NEWS PRODUCERS SARAH SHOWS US HOW SOME OF THEM ARE DEALING WITH IT. >> MY NAME IS CARRIE. >> MY NAME IS BRAD BUTTERFIELD. >> MY NAME IS MADDIE MONTIEL. >> AND I LIVE IN A 20-YEAR-OLD SCHOOL BUS. >> I LIVE IN MY RV. >> THIS IS PEARL. I HAVE BEEN LIVING RV LIFE FOR ALMOST 5 YEARS NOW. >> I DON'T FEEL HOMELESS, BUT I AM LEGALLY HOMELESS. HONESTLY, EVERYTHING IN THE HOUSE, JUST A LITTLE SMALLER AND MORE CONDENSED. THIS IS BECOMING A NORM FOR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD COLLEGE. IT IS MUCH CHEAPER, AND IT IS THE ONLY WAY I WOULD BE ABLE TO GO TO SCHOOL. IF IT WASN'T FOR THIS I WOULDN'T BE HERE. WHAT HAS BECOME THE MOST DIFFICULT THING IS JUST FINDING A PLACE TO EXIST. >> THE ONLY THING THAT WE ARE EVER ASKING FOR IS JUST SOMEWHERE TO PARK SO I HAVE SOMEWHERE TO SLEEP. >> I'M JUST FOREWARNING YOU MAY HAVE LIKE A 3 DAY PARKING MUNICIPAL CODE -- PARK SOMEWHERE ELSE. >> WE CAN ONLY STAY IN THIS SPOT FOR 3 DAYS, FOR 72 HOURS. HE GETS PRETTY TIRING HAVING TO MOVE ALL OF THE TIME. >> BEING TOLD TO LEAVE, BUT NOT BEING TOLD WHERE TO GO WHILE WE HAVE TO LEAVE, IT IS JUST WE DON'T WANT YOU HERE. WE DON'T WANT TO LOOK AT YOU. WHEN YOU ARE TOLD THAT BY THE UNIVERSITY, AND NOW THE CITY, YOU CAN, LIKE, BRUSH IT OFF, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY THAT'S DUX. >> I AM GOING TO A ZOOLOGY CLASS RIGHT NOW. THE NEXT FIVE YEARS OUR TUITION IS GOING UP BY 34%. I FEEL LIKE IT IS A HUMANITARIAN CRISIS. YOU HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THINGS LIKE, YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH POWER YOU HAVE, RUNNING WATER, WHERE YOU ARE GOING TO SHOWER, BUT REALLY THE BIGGEST STRESSOR HAS BEEN WHERE AM I GOING TO BE SAFE FOR THE NIGHT. I KNOW SOME FOLKS MIGHT SAY, YOU KNOW, YOU PICKED THIS LIFESTYLE. I THINK IT SHOWS THAT WE ARE RESILIENT AND CREATIVE, AND WE
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Channel: CBS News
Views: 52,608
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Keywords: Homelessness, California, College, Housing Crisis, Affordable Housing, Education, Student Loans, California State University, CBS News Weekender Clips, U.S., CBS News
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Length: 2min 55sec (175 seconds)
Published: Fri May 17 2024
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