hoipts mikalah says she was out of options. in an effort to avoid an abusive home life she slept in her car at night. >> i wanted to spend days crying and moping. it was challenge having to get up and find a place to brush your teeth. troipt 19-year-old who earned a full academic scholarship worked two jobs and hunted for internet access to complete her studies. >> it was challenging getting school work done and maneuvering two jobs and everything, it was hard. >> reporter: the director of o specialized programming. >> she was in a dire place. she definitely had housing insecurity. she needed food. she need basic necessary. >> reporter: campus was close bud she arranged to take care of mikalah's needs, including a safe place to stay. >> benedikt college is a safe place and so to be asked to leave that space put a number of our students at risk. >> reporter: benedikt is at small historically black college. about 80% of their students are dependent on financial aid. about 40% like mikalah rt first generation students. when covid