SchoolHouse Connection
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National non-profit overcoming #homelessness through education. 📣 Join our SHC community on Slack! ➡️ bit.ly/SHC-slack ⬅️ Our Leader: @duffieldbarbara
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http://schoolhouseconnection.org 08-12-2016 15:35:49
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Today, we delivered a letter to Mayor Muriel Bowser, signed by 80 organizations and 480 individuals, asking her to halt exits for families in rapid rehousing until they are connected to available housing vouchers. #EndTheCliff #KeepFamiliesHoused legalclinic.org/wp-content/upl…
According to SchoolHouse Connection: "Students 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." #KeepFamiliesHoused
As kids across the country head back to school, we’re re-sharing this valuable resource from our partners SchoolHouse Connection: 5 facts educators need to know about student homelessness. schoolhouseconnection.org/article/five-f…
Got ARP-HCY funds? SchoolHouse Connection is hosting a webinar on Sept. 4 to discuss what to do before the Sept. 30 deadline and answer questions for school leaders on spending down these funds to support our most vulnerable students. Register here. schoolhouseconnection.org/webinar/the-fi…
9/30/24 DEADLINE: ARP-HCY funds must be obligated by the end of this month. This guide from SchoolHouse Connection shows how states and districts can make the most of these one-time, uniquely flexible funds to support students experiencing homelessness. schoolhouseconnection.org/article/maximi…
Schools provide stability, normalcy, and support for students displaced by disasters. This includes those staying in shelters, trailers provided by @FEMA, housing paid for by programs like Rapid Re-Housing, transitional living facilities, etc. 🔗 More: schoolhouseconnection.org/displaced-by-d…