Centering humanity through service,
education and action.
Homelessness is one of the most pressing social justice issues of our time. The Unhoused Initiative, an interdisciplinary campus collaboration, provides opportunities to SCU students, faculty, staff and administrators to engage in the local response to homelessness through education, service and action.
What started as a meeting of a few faculty with connections to homelessness in Silicon Valley has grown into a year-round coordinated effort to harness the myriad resources within our SCU community to forge meaningful improvements in the local response to the crisis. The UI offers campus events, course work and service opportunities centered on homelessness and rooted in community partnerships.
Through an internal grant program, we support faculty research that is informing local policy and advocacy. In partnership with student researchers and organizations, we are reducing stigma and misinformation related to homelessness. By collaborating with administrators and staff focused on campus life, we are advocating for ways to address student housing insecurity. Because of our faculty’s dedication to promoting the dignity and humanity of our unhoused neighbors, students have access to experiential learning opportunities - Senior Capstone, ELSJ, and an upcoming legal clinic course - centered on service and advocacy.
We hope you will support the Unhoused Initiative and our commitment to building a more humane, just and sustainable world for our unhoused neighbors, our community and all Broncos. Thank you!
