ERIC Number: ED628088
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Apr
Pages: 6
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Partnering with School Social Workers to Expand Local Homeless Liaison Capacity and Provide Wraparound Services under the American Rescue Plan Homeless Children and Youth Program. A Brief for Local Liaisons, School Social Workers, and School Administrators
National Center for Homeless Education
The ARP Homeless Children and Youth (ARP-HCY) program focuses on increasing state educational agencies' (SEAs) and local educational agencies' (LEAs) capacity to provide wraparound services by hiring staff, dedicating resources, and planning partnerships with community-based organizations (CBOs). This brief: (1) summarizes the role and expertise of school social workers; (2) describes ways that school social workers can build local homeless liaisons' capacity to provide wraparound services for children and youth experiencing homelessness; and (3) includes strategies for and examples of successful partnerships between school social workers and local liaisons, as well as between school social workers and community-based organizations.
Descriptors: School Social Workers, Homeless People, Federal Aid, Emergency Programs, COVID-19, Pandemics, State Departments of Education, School Districts, Capacity Building, School Community Relationship, Role, Services, Partnerships in Education, Community Programs, Access to Health Care, Intervention, Access to Education, Resources, Federal Legislation, Student Needs
National Center for Homeless Education. 5900 Summit Avenue #201, Brown's Summit, NC 27214. Tel: 800-308-2145; Fax: 336-315-7457; e-mail: homeless@serve.org; Web site: https://nche.ed.gov/
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Administrators; Counselors
Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) (ED), Office of School Support and Accountability (SSA)
Authoring Institution: National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE)
Identifiers - Location: New Mexico; North Carolina
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: American Rescue Plan Act 2021; Stewart B McKinney Homeless Assistance Act 1987
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A