May 18, 2022 | Guest Blogs, Youth Perspective
A virtual Congressional briefing organized by SchoolHouse Connection, John Burton Advocates for Youth, and the Youth Law Center was held on May 11th, 2022, in collaboration with the Offices of Representative Danny Davis and Senator Bob Casey. Senator Patty Murray was...
Mar 15, 2022 | Guest Blogs
By way of background, I am a retired health care executive, consultant and lawyer. I helped convene, and serve as an advisor to, the College Student Basic Needs Program profiled in this blog. I am also a Trustee Board Member of Gwynedd Mercy University (GMercyU), a...
Mar 11, 2022 | Guest Blogs, Young Leaders in the News, Youth Perspective
This story originally appeared on the Miami Herald. Roxana Rodriguez-Monzon is a student at Florida International University studying public policy and service, a legislative aid with SchoolHouse Connection and a student temporary employee with non-profit Miami Homes...
Feb 1, 2022 | Guest Blogs, Youth Perspective
My name is Rebecca, and I am a survivor of homelessness. If it wasn’t for my educators and school counselor noticing the signs and the changes in my behavior at the age of 15, I may not be sitting here with you all today. Contrary to popular belief, young people...
Nov 1, 2021 | Guest Blogs
November is Children’s Grief Awareness Month and includes National Homelessness and Hunger Awareness Week — issues that are tragically intertwined, now more than ever. Consider: More than 140,000 children in the United States have lost a primary or secondary...
Sep 22, 2021 | Guest Blogs, SHC Perspectives
Evictions, natural disasters, pandemic-related job loss, and increased family stress have the potential to cause unprecedented levels of child, youth, and family homelessness this school year. Here, we break down five facts every educator needs to know about child and...
