Abstract
This study explored participant perspectives of the experiences associated with their engagement in the Sacramento State University Rapid Re-Housing program, a pilot initiative designed to address housing insecurity among students at Sacramento State University. Using qualitative analysis of participant interviews, we analyzed student perceptions of the program’s impact on three life dimensions: emotional wellbeing, sense of belonging, and academic performance. Our findings describe the experiences of these students, many of which consider the program to have had a positive impact on these aspects of their life. This phenomenon was largely described as occurring due to the provision of both a refuge from toxic interpersonal relationships that weighed heavily on the emotional wellbeing of students, and the establishment of meaningful relationships with program staff that have served as valuable anchors to their sense of belonging.