News and Updates
SchoolHouse Connection Joins Advocates calling for Reauthorization of the Maternal Infant Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV)
Home visiting programs around the nation serve thousands of families in need. Decades of scientific research show that these critical programs not only improve outcomes for children, but the support...
read moreProgress and Promise: An Early Look at COVID Relief Funds for Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness
This new report from SHC provides an early look at how some school districts across the country are using or planning to use their ARP-HCY funds to identify and serve students experiencing...
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Immigrant Students Experiencing Homelessness: Liaisons’ Strategies
Click Here to Download the PDF Four Homeless Liaisons’ Strategies to Support Immigrant and Migrant Students Experiencing Homelessness August 2022 An increasing number of families and youth are...
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Senate Committee Releases Proposed Funding Levels for Fiscal Year 2023
On Thursday, July 28th, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee released its proposed Democratic appropriation bills for fiscal year 2023 (FY23). The Senate bills include: $150 million in funding...
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House Appropriations Committee Passes FY23 Funding Bills on Education and Housing
On Thursday, June 30th, the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee approved its fiscal year 2023 (FY2023) education and housing funding bills. The FY23 Labor-HHS-Education funding...
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Strategies for Supporting Immigrant and Migrant Students Experiencing Homelessness
This resource provides an overview of the rights of immigrant, migrant, and undocumented children and youth; strategies and best practices for supporting immigrant and migrant children, youth, and families; and ideas for using American Rescue Plan-Homeless Children and Youth (ARP-HCY) funds to serve these populations.
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ARP-HCY State Set-Aside Checklist
The American Rescue Plan Act provided $800 million in funding specifically dedicated to support the identification, enrollment, and school participation of children and youth experiencing homelessness, including through wrap-around services. These funds, known as American Rescue Plan-Homeless Children and Youth Funds (ARP-HCY), were released in two phases. The purpose of this checklist is to help guide state decisions in allocating and using state set-aside ARP-HCY funds to best meet the needs of children and youth experiencing homelessness.
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92 Members of Congress Show Support for $800 Million for Homeless Students
In May 2022, 92 U.S. Representatives signed a bipartisan “Dear Colleague” letter in support of $800 million in funding for the McKinney-Vento Act’s Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY) program, the same amount as provided through a bipartisan amendment to the American Rescue Plan Act. The letter also called for $300 million for Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA) programs. The letter was authored by U.S. Representatives John Yarmuth (D-KY), Don Bacon (R-NE), and Danny Davis (D-IL).
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Meeting the Transportation Needs of Students Experiencing Homelessness in the Pandemic and Beyond
SchoolHouse Connection has compiled the following considerations, strategies, and examples for school district liaisons, transportation coordinators, and others working to support students experiencing homelessness in the pandemic and beyond. We will update this living document with additional strategies and examples that emerge from best practice and federal guidance.
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Young People Explain Four Higher Education Bills
On Wednesday, May 11, SchoolHouse Connection, John Burton Advocates for Youth, and the Youth Law Center, organized a Congressional briefing in collaboration with the Offices of Representative Danny Davis and Senator Bob Casey. Senator Patty Murray was an honorary co-host. Young people with lived experience in the foster care system and with homelessness explained four higher education bills that would have a significant and positive impact on the lives and futures of young people. These young leaders also discussed the need for reform of the Chafee Education and Training Voucher Program and in the Satisfactory Academic Progress requirement for federal financial aid.
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