Eviction at Dallas College
Housing insecurity is profound within the community college population: nationwide, 52% of students at two-year colleges reported some form of housing insecurity in 2020, such as not being able to pay rent. Housing insecurity impacts academic achievement, mental health, job retention and financial stability, and long-term economic prospects.
This analysis from CPAL and Dallas College explores how eviction affects Dallas College students and opportunities for support.
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- A recent CPAL study showed Dallas County children are more likely than kids in any other Texas county to have parents in prison. At least 80,000 of them had a parent behind bars, according to the report.
Eviction at Dallas College
Analysis from CPAL and Dallas College explores how eviction affects Dallas College students and opportunities for support.
- Housing providers filed 4,114 evictions against 3,352 Dallas College students from 2017 to spring 2022. For students with an eviction filing while enrolled at Dallas College, just 4% went on to earn a credential.
- Black students, students with children, female students, and American Indian/Alaskan Native students are overrepresented in the subset of students with an eviction filing.
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CPAL Launches Mobile Clinic to Enhance Family Planning
In partnership with Parkland Health, CPAL's Trust Her team launches a mobile clinic to enhance family planning services for Dallas College students.
- Partnering with Parkland Health Foundation, Dallas College, and philanthropic partners led by the W.W. Caruth, Jr. Fund at Communities Foundation of Texas, a Trust Her mobile clinic has been launched in North Texas to continue CPAL’s work to improve maternal health by helping ensure women and families have the resources they need to plan for their futures.
- This barrier-free clinic is designed to meet women literally where they are, and to provide same-day access to birth control regardless of ability to pay.