Tools to Identify Students Experiencing Homelessness

Below are tools and resources to assist in the identification of homeless students. Stay tuned as we add more.

Many schools and states have adopted innovative strategies to improve identification. Learn from the experts on these webinars:

• How Improved Teacher Development Can Help Identify and Support Students Experiencing Homelessness
• Identifying Students Experiencing Homelessness: How Small Changes in Email Communications Can Achieve Big Results
• Identifying Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness

Know Your Rights flyers for parents and youth can get the word out about the rights of students experiencing homelessness, helping parents and youth understand how sharing their situation can help. These simple flyers can be edited for specific communities. Insert your logo, website, and local contact information.

• “Know Your Rights” Flyer [Parents]
• “Know Your Rights” Flyer [Parents] – In Spanish
  
• “Know Your Rights” Flyer [Youth]
• Signs of Potential Homelessness in a Virtual Learning World

Snohomish County Area:

• McKinney-Vento Resources [English]
• McKinney-Vento Resources [Україна]
• McKinney-Vento Resources [Русский]

Identifying Students Experiencing Homelessness: How Small Changes in Email Communications Can Achieve Big Results, Part I

• Daniel Shephard is the President of the Implementation Science and Communication Strategies Group and a former member of the Office of Evaluation Sciences and the Obama administration’s White House Social and Behavioral Sciences Team. He writes here about his perspective on the behaviorally-informed email communications project developed by the Office of Evaluation Sciences.
• Email templates
  • Email #1 – Intro
  • Email #2 – Identification (1)
  • Email #3 – Rights
  • Email #4 – Identification (2)
  • Email #5 – Other Resources
  • Email #6 – College Costs
  • Email #7 – Vocation

Student Homelessness: Lessons from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)

• Part I: Prevalence, Identification, and Action Steps for Schools

One of the most important identification activities is to provide training on homelessness for registrars, teachers, administrators, and others. These videos are designed for specific school and district role groups that can help provide basic information in a short, engaging format.