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Students and advocates press for more mental‑health, food, housing and transit supports during budget talks
Summary
Student leaders, service providers and advocates told the committees that non‑tuition costs — housing, childcare, food and transportation — are increasingly barriers to degree completion. Student groups pushed for pilot metro‑card programs, expanded food‑pantry funding and more on‑campus counseling.
Students, campus advocates and support organizations told the joint fiscal committees that the state budget must address non‑tuition barriers that impede degree completion. Student leaders from SUNY and CUNY described food insecurity, unreliable internet and transportation costs as principal obstacles for many students juggling work, family and coursework.
University Student Senate Chair Daniel Redden, and CUNY student leaders urged state support for a commuter…
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