Half of NM College Students Struggle with Food and Housing Insecurity

9.27.24 – Senior Producer Lou DiVizio speaks with two authors of a recent report that shows more than half of New Mexico college and university students struggle with food and housing insecurity. Sarita Cargas, founder of UNM’s Basic Needs Project, and Patricia Trujillo, deputy secretary of the state’s Higher Education Department, tell Lou how systemic barriers can lead to these insecurities.

Correspondent:
Lou DiVizio

Guests:
Sarita Cargas, Founder, UNM Basic Needs Project
Patricia Trujillo, Deputy Secretary, New Mexico Higher Education Department

For More Information:
https://basicneeds.unm.edu/
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