Affordability

As of 2023, the Affordability Task Force has completed their work as associated with the university's long range vision.

The Task Force gathered extensive community input between 2018 and 2020. Their focus was to learn more about regional affordability challenges and their impact on those of us living in the Bay Area. As a result of the Task Force work, new programs and services were implemented between 2020 and 2022.

The Task Force was composed of over 70 members, and their work included conducting a comprehensive community survey, holding focus groups, and significant work to analyze results to develop a set of recommendations.

2022	2021	2020	2019
A new series of affordability initiatives for staff, faculty, graduate students and postdoctoral scholars announced	New programs launched for postdoctoral scholars and staff Due to the pandemic, currently aligning previous recommendations to evolving needs as the university progresses with long-term recovery efforts Expansion of dependent care support	Recommendations prioritized and prepared for submission Discussion of final recommendations and leadership groups Due to global pandemic, initiatives generally on hold; however, some initiatives moving forward as decisions about funding and priorities are made	Assessments conducted with faculty, academic staff, staff, and postdocs Potential solutions developed and analysis conducted based on stakeholder group input

Read previous articles or announcements:

"Affordability enhancements at Stanford" (Jan. 19, 2022)
"Stanford and the WorkLife Office expand child care support" (Oct. 25, 2021)
"Stanford expands Child Care Subsidy Grant program for 2022" (July 6, 2021)
"Moving forward with affordability plans" (March 19, 2021)
"Second phase of employee grant program launched" (June 10, 2020)
"Affordability a key aspect of new benefits to launch in 2020" (Jan. 8, 2020)
"Stanford adds workforce and postdoc housing in Redwood City" (Nov. 22, 2019)
"Affordability Task Force digging into needs of various communities" (May 20, 2019)