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About the Webinar

This webinar provides the latest federal policy updates (as of November 20, 2025) related to child, youth, and family homelessness.

We cover:

• The agreement to reopen the federal government, and what it means for Head Start, housing, SNAP, WIC and other programs.
  
• The status of mass firing of federal agency staff at the U.S. Department of Education, including staff responsible for the education of students experiencing homelessness and students in foster care.
  
• The status of the most recent Runaway and Homeless Youth Act funding competition
  
• The recently-released 2025 HUD Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Continuum of Care and Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP)
  
• The prospects for FY2026 funding for federal programs serving children, youth, and families experiencing homelessness.
  
• Changes to SNAP eligibility (food assistance) and strategies for ensuring that children, youth, and families can access food.

This webinar is co-hosted with National Network for Youth.

Presenters:

• Barbara Duffield – Executive Director, SchoolHouse Connection
• Darla Bardine – Executive Director, National Network for Youth
• TJ Lucas – Senior Manager, Federal Policy, SchoolHouse Connection
• Trinady Maddock – Senior Policy Associate, National Network for Youth