Identifying Students Experiencing Homelessness

Nov 18, 2022 | K-12, Resources

These checklists provide strategies and resources to ensure that students experiencing homelessness are identified as soon as possible, and receive support after they have been identified. First Step: Identifying Students Experiencing Homelessness Identifying students...

Progress and Promise: An Early Look at COVID Relief Funds for Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness

Aug 10, 2022 | Resources

This report from SchoolHouse Connection 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 homelessness, as well as how state education agencies are using...

Immigrant Students Experiencing Homelessness: Liaisons’ Strategies

Aug 9, 2022 | ARP-HCY, Resources

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 arriving in the U.S. from other countries, many without stable housing. ...

Strategies for Supporting Immigrant and Migrant Students Experiencing Homelessness

Jun 16, 2022 | Resources

With an increase in students arriving to the U.S. from other countries, many local educational agency (LEA) homeless liaisons have questions about eligibility for services under the McKinney-Vento Act, as well as strategies for best serving these students. This...

ARP-HCY State Set-Aside Checklist

Jun 9, 2022 | ARP-HCY, Resources

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...

Meeting the Transportation Needs of Students Experiencing Homelessness in the Pandemic and Beyond

Jun 6, 2022 | ARP-HCY, Resources

Get Transportation Strategies The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted life for students and for schools, from rising evictions, family stress, and displacement to ever-changing school schedules and bus driver and staff shortages. The McKinney-Vento Act provides...