Housing insecurity has been endemic to the university student populations all over the country and efforts are being put into place to assist students in these situations. Despite these efforts, many students experiencing housing insecurity are not getting to the resources for various reasons. Stigma and other generalized bad ideas about the unhoused community keep students from asking for help when they need it. I will research the effects of stigma on housing-insecure students' choice to access resources or ask for help.
