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Espinoza, Daniel; Griffith, Michael; Burns, Dion; Shields, Patrick M. – Learning Policy Institute, 2023
Approximately 1.3 million public school students in the United States were identified as experiencing some form of homelessness in 2019-20. Due to their unstable living situations, students experiencing homelessness often have additional educational, social, emotional, and material needs compared to their stably housed peers. Housing instability…
Descriptors: Homeless People, At Risk Students, Student Needs, Barriers
National Center for Homeless Education, 2022
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act of 2021, which included an $800 million reservation within the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) fund to address the specific and urgent needs of children and youth experiencing homelessness, in light of the challenges of the COVID-19…
Descriptors: Emergency Programs, COVID-19, Federal Aid, Pandemics
National Center for Homeless Education, 2023
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…
Descriptors: School Social Workers, Homeless People, Federal Aid, Emergency Programs