Housing Resources

Unhoused/Homeless and Housing Insecurity

Unhoused and Homeless are defined as students who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. Examples:

  • Sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason.
  • Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations.
  • Living in emergency or transitional shelters.
  • Abandoned in hospitals.
  • Living in a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.
  • Living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings.

On this page, you'll find resources for:

  • Rental Assistance
  • College Focused Rapid Rehousing Program
  • Interim Housing Program
  • Housing Affordability
  • ASUCD HAUS + Community Housing Listing
  • Aggie House
  • Off-Campus Emergency Housing
  • Housing Services and Listings
  • Housing Organizations

Basic Needs Grants

Aggie Compass provides one-time support grants to help students with unexpected financial needs in the areas of rent, food, housing, security deposit and other emergency and safety needs. For support, please submit a Basic Needs Assistance Request Form and a member from our Intake Team will contact you. 

Eligibility: Must be a registered student currently attending UC Davis and enrolled in 6 or more units. Additionally, you must have a qualifying Student Aid Index and, if you were offered a subsidized loan, you must have taken a portion of it. Other Financial Aid requirements may apply. Students must meet with a Social Work Coordinator to get access to the grant application. After submitting a Basic Needs Assistance Request Form, a Social Work Coordinator will be assigned to you and you can set up an appointment with them.

College-Focused Rapid Rehousing (CFRR)

Aggie Compass’ College‑Focused Rapid Rehousing (CFRR) program provides 1 to 9 months of housing, rental assistance, meal support, and social work coordination for UC Davis students experiencing homelessness or at imminent risk of homelessness. In partnership with Orchard Park Apartments, the program supports housing stability, academic retention, and long‑term success.
 
Eligibility: Must be a registered student currently attending UC Davis and enrolled in 6 or more units. Must be homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness.
Next Steps: Students do not apply directly to CFRR. Eligibility and placement are determined through a recommendation by the Aggie Compass Intake Team and Rapid Rehousing Coordinator after submitting a Basic Needs Assistance Request Form.

Interim Housing Program

Aggie Compass' Interim Housing Program provides 1 to 30 days of housing and social work coordination for UC Davis students experiencing homelessness or at imminent risk of homelessness.

Eligibility: Must be a registered student currently attending UC Davis and enrolled in 6 or more units. Must be homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness.
Next Steps: Students do not apply directly to Interim Housing. Eligibility and placement are determined through a recommendation by the Aggie Compass Intake Team after submitting a Basic Needs Assistance Request Form.

Housing Affordability

A new website developed to answer questions related to housing affordability, Need Based Rent Subsidy program, on-campus affordability resources, and off-campus affordable housing resources.

ASUCD HAUS + Community Housing Listing

Housing Advising for Undergraduate Students (HAUS) acts as the liaison between students and apartment complex managers, property owners, leasing companies in Davis by sharing information from housing complexes through HAUS’ social media accounts, events, and peer advising.  HAUS works with the Community Housing Listing (CHL) to provide a service offered to UC Davis students and other Davis community members through creating a secure login through a UC Davis Kerberos and having community members create real profiles. CHL helps provide Aggies an informative Renters’ Guide, apartment listings and other useful tips and contact information to assist you in your role as a tenant.

Aggie House

Aggie House is a student organization that operates a townhouse for students on Russell Boulevard. Aggie House provides free shelter, food, case management, and a safe, inclusive community for UC Davis students experiencing housing insecurity and/or unsafe living conditions, such as high housing costs relative to income, domestic violence, or living in a car.

Off-Campus Emergency Housing

Housing Services and Listings

  • City of Davis - The City of Davis has designed a site containing information on local health-related initiatives, as well as resources within the Davis community.

  • KNOW YOUR RIGHTS! California Tenant Protections

  • Visit our legal resources page for more information regarding consultations, free legal services, and housing resources.

  • Yolo County Housing, click "Find Housing - See Current Listing" for helpful sheet, full of housing options in Davis, West Sacramento, Knights Landing, Woodland, and Winters.
  • Adelante: A Mutual Housing Community – 38-unit, all-affordable property in Davis   M-T: 8:30am-5pm Fridays: 8:30am-2pm – Open to All

Housing Organizations

  • Yolo County Homeless and Poverty Action Coalition (HPAC) HPAC is a local planning body that provides leadership and coordination on the issues of homelessness and poverty in Yolo County.
  • HOPE at UC Davis A UC Davis student-run organization that provides those who experience homelessness and the low income population in Davis with the knowledge and resources to improve their quality of life in a sustainable way.