Aug 17, 2023 | K-12, Resources
Under federal law (the McKinney-Vento Act), state and local educational agencies are required to develop, review, and revise policies to “remove barriers to the identification of homeless children and youths, and the enrollment and retention of homeless children and...
Aug 7, 2023 | K-12, Policy Updates
On July 24, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) released updated guidance to improve educational opportunities for children and youth with disabilities. The guidance was issued in response to findings that many States...
Aug 17, 2023 | ARP-HCY, Early Childhood, Higher Education, K-12, Resources
A bipartisan amendment to the American Rescue Plan Act provided an historic $800 million to support the identification, enrollment, and school participation of children and youth experiencing homelessness, including through wrap-around services. While these funds...
Jul 26, 2023 | K-12, Resources
Student homelessness doesn’t always look like we expect. Instead, we may notice struggles or behaviors that reflect the trauma of losing housing, sleeping on someone’s couch, staying in a shelter, or sleeping in a car. A national study found that 67% of students...
Jun 30, 2023 | K-12, Resources
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 10.2% (or 13.5 million) of households were food insecure at some point during 2021. These households were uncertain of having or were unable to acquire enough food for all members of the household due to financial...
May 1, 2023 | Early Childhood, Higher Education, K-12, Resources
Homelessness is caused by traumatic events, and often leads to traumatic events, creating compounding layers of complex trauma that have serious consequences, often having a significant impact on mental health. The isolation and aftermath of the pandemic have...
