Mar 2, 2023 | Guest Blog, News and Views, Policy Updates, SHC Perspectives
An FAQ created by Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, Family Promise, National Network for Youth, and SchoolHouse Connection. What is HUD’s role and how does it define and measure homelessness? The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is the federal...
Feb 14, 2023 | Guest Blog, News and Views, Policy Updates, SHC Perspectives
On December 19, 2022, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released its 2022 Annual Homeless Assessment Report Part I (AHAR), boasting continuous decreases in both family and youth homelessness. As organizations representing service providers,...
Feb 7, 2023 | Article, Featured Research, News and Views, Resources, SHC Perspectives
In the 2020-21 school year, more than 25 million children and youth – roughly half of all elementary and secondary students in the United States – attended schools in school districts that lacked dedicated funding to identify and support students experiencing...
Nov 24, 2021 | News and Views, SHC Perspectives
Data show that students experiencing homelessness have among the lowest high school graduation rates of any student population – the result of mobility, invisibility, and multiple traumas beyond the lack of housing. Failing to receive a high school diploma makes it...
Nov 8, 2021 | SHC Perspectives
Image taken from KSU Care’s Website. In recent years, a growing body of research has documented the pervasive extent and injurious impact of homelessness and hunger on college and university students. At the same time, an increasing number of colleges and...
Sep 22, 2021 | Guest Blog, 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...
