To support an inclusive environment, we, with our campus and community partners, provide the following resources and commitments within University Housing: 

Resources that Improve Housing Equity and Affordability

• Nearly a million dollars in housing grants each year automatically distributed to low-income students, as assessed through the Financial Aid Office.
• Flexible employment for 275 students on campus, including RAs, graduate research assistants and student assistants.
• Reduced-cost summer housing in campus apartments for student employees of University Housing.
• Lower-cost housing option (triple and quad rooms) available across all housing communities — including yakʔitʸutʸu.
• Housing accommodations for residents with a disability, as approved through the Disability Resource Center.
• Laundry available at no additional cost for campus residents.
• Emergency housing for students experiencing housing insecurity, as part of the Cal Poly Cares Program.
• Improved access to food resources by hosting the Cal Poly Food Pantry in student communities.

Program-wide Support for Diversity Initiatives

• Social Change curriculum in place for all residents through their Residential Learning Community.
• Strategic planning, support, and education about issues related to diversity and inclusion by University Housing' Associate Director for Diversity & Inclusion.

Development of a Campus Climate Supportive of All Students

• Cultural and Identity-based residential learning communities for interested first-year and transfer students.
• Residential Learning Communities tied to the Cal Poly Scholars, Educational Opportunity and TRIO Achiever Programs.
• Gender-Inclusive Housing options for students who are more comfortable living with other members of the LGBTQ+ community and/or in housing options inclusive of all genders, gender identities, and expressions.
• All-gender restrooms available to students across campus housing communities, including all of yakʔitʸutʸu.
• Affinity Socials offered in partnership with the Cross Cultural Centers and Faculty Staff Associations.
• Ongoing partnership with the yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini tribe.
• Funding for programs related to diversity and inclusion that directly benefit Cal Poly residents. (Apply here.)

Student Learning and Development

• Diversity-related events and programming for students within their housing communities.
• Diversity and inclusion training for all Housing professional staff through the "Love, Empathy, Respect" curriculum.
• Four advocates for underrepresented students embedded in Housing communities. These student-staff members hold dual roles with University Housing as Resident Advisors and with the Cross Cultural Centers as student assistants.