Apr 7, 2020 | New Resources
Download the PDF Under “normal” circumstances, homelessness harms the health and development of young children, jeopardizing their learning and life outcomes. Infants, toddlers, and preschoolers experiencing homelessness are even more vulnerable in the wake of the...
Mar 13, 2020 | New Resources
As COVID-19 disrupts education, services and life across the country, children and youth experiencing homelessness are exceptionally vulnerable. This page offers resources to help meet their needs as we respond to this global crisis. FAQ on COVID-19 and...
Mar 9, 2020 | New Resources
This resource is provided by the Count All Kids Campaign. Homeless children and youth are at particularly high risk of being missed in the 2020 census. The Count All Kids Campaign has therefore prepared a fact sheet on counting homeless children. The best way to make...
Jan 21, 2020 | New Resources
The educational success of students experiencing homelessness requires collaboration. Efforts to collaborate, however, must be sensitive both to students’ privacy rights—rights protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)—and to assuring that...
Jan 29, 2020 | New Resources
Download the PDF California has enacted a number of laws to support college students experiencing homelessness, including through housing. In 2009, state law (AB 1393) provided priority access to on-campus housing for former foster youth. In 2015, homeless youth were...
Feb 11, 2020 | New Resources
Children and youth experiencing homelessness are chronically absent from school at a rate at least twice that of the overall student population, and significantly more often than their housed, low-income peers. The mobility, poverty, and trauma associated with...
