CalFresh Participation among California's College Students: A 2020-21 School Year Update. Data Point
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| Title: | CalFresh Participation among California's College Students: A 2020-21 School Year Update. Data Point |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Alan Perez, Sarah Hoover, Jamila Henderson, Jennifer Hogg, Johanna Lacoe, Jesse Rothstein, California Policy Lab (CPL), Community College Research Center (CCRC), Accelerating Recovery in Community Colleges (ARCC) Network |
| Source: | California Policy Lab. 2024. |
| Availability: | California Policy Lab. 2521 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA 94720. e-mail: info@capolicylab.org; Web site: https://capolicylab.org/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 11 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Institute of Education Sciences (ED) |
| Contract Number: | R305A220451 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research Numerical/Quantitative Data |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education Two Year Colleges |
| Descriptors: | Federal Programs, Welfare Services, Nutrition, Hunger, College Students, Student Participation, Food, Community College Students, Student Financial Aid, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Student Characteristics, Gender Differences, Age Differences, College Transfer Students, Students with Disabilities, Foster Care, First Generation College Students, Eligibility, Low Income Students |
| Geographic Terms: | California |
| Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) |
| Abstract: | Food insecurity is widespread among college students in the United States. CalFresh food benefits, known federally as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, can help students in California pay for food, but may not reach all eligible students. To better measure student participation in CalFresh, the California Policy Lab (CPL) partners with the California Community College system (CCC), the University of California Office of the President (UCOP), the California Department of Social Services (CDSS), and the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC). Through this partnership, CPL has created a linked database of student-level administrative data on college enrollment, financial aid, and CalFresh participation that makes this analysis possible. This data point provides estimates of CalFresh participation rates among community college and University of California (UC) students in California. In the academic year 2020-21 (June 2020-May 2021), the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, 10.6% of CCC students, 12.3% of UC undergraduate students, and 6.3% of UC graduate students participated in CalFresh. While the share of community college students participating in CalFresh increased slightly since 2019-20, the total number of students participating in the program -- approximately 205,000 community college students -- represents a decrease of about 21,000 students from the 2019-20 school year due to overall enrollment declines in the community college system. CalFresh participation rates and counts increased for UC undergraduate and graduate students overall, with over 29,000 undergraduates and nearly 4,000 graduate students participating in CalFresh. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| IES Funded: | Yes |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | ED661367 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Food insecurity is widespread among college students in the United States. CalFresh food benefits, known federally as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, can help students in California pay for food, but may not reach all eligible students. To better measure student participation in CalFresh, the California Policy Lab (CPL) partners with the California Community College system (CCC), the University of California Office of the President (UCOP), the California Department of Social Services (CDSS), and the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC). Through this partnership, CPL has created a linked database of student-level administrative data on college enrollment, financial aid, and CalFresh participation that makes this analysis possible. This data point provides estimates of CalFresh participation rates among community college and University of California (UC) students in California. In the academic year 2020-21 (June 2020-May 2021), the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, 10.6% of CCC students, 12.3% of UC undergraduate students, and 6.3% of UC graduate students participated in CalFresh. While the share of community college students participating in CalFresh increased slightly since 2019-20, the total number of students participating in the program -- approximately 205,000 community college students -- represents a decrease of about 21,000 students from the 2019-20 school year due to overall enrollment declines in the community college system. CalFresh participation rates and counts increased for UC undergraduate and graduate students overall, with over 29,000 undergraduates and nearly 4,000 graduate students participating in CalFresh. |
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