Jun 30, 2023 | Policy Updates, SHC Perspectives
Students of color are significantly more likely to experience homelessness, and to face compounding barriers to college access and success. Overcoming homelessness through education therefore means relentlessly pursuing diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in all...
May 12, 2023 | Guest Blog, News and Views, Resources, SHC Perspectives
“I was only 9 years old when our house got foreclosed. I thought it was just going to be another couple of months and then we would have a house of our own. But that didn’t happen. Ever since then, I’ve kind of been house-hopping, couch-hopping and living in motels,...
May 5, 2023 | Policy Updates, SHC Perspectives
SchoolHouse Connection highlighted the critical significance of funding for the Education for Homeless Children and Youth program in the Committee for Education Funding’s FY 2024 education budget book. You can access the comprehensive resource on CEF’s...
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...
