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Young, Lorraine; Barrett, Hazel – Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, 2001
Explores methodological issues associated with gaining access to street children and reducing the influence of the researcher's 'outsider' identity, when undertaking sociospatial research. Illustrates how meaningful results can be gleaned without the inhibitory effects of limited access and outsider influence. (Author)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Children, Data Collection, Ethics
Nabors, Laura A.; Weist, Mark D.; Shugarman, Ryan; Woeste, Michael J.; Mullet, Elizabeth; Rosner, Leah – Behavior Modification, 2004
Children who experience homelessness are at increased risk for a range of health and mental health problems. In spite of this increased risk, they are often less likely to receive appropriate services. School-based programs offer considerable potential to reduce the gap between needs and appropriate services for these youth; however, there are few…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Prevention, Urban Schools, Needs Assessment
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1992
This report outlines amendments to the National School Lunch Act (NSLA) to improve the nutritional well-being of children under the age of 6 living in homeless shelters, and for other purposes. These amendments: (1) modify the homeless children feeding project authorized by the NSLA so that greater program flexibility is provided and more grantees…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Breastfeeding, Child Health
1996
This collection of papers presented at a 1996 conference on children's mental health focuses on case management services. Papers have the following titles and authors: (1) "Providing Intensive Child Case Management Services: What Do Case Managers Do with Their Time?" (Gail B. Werrbach and James Harrod); (2) "Outcome-Oriented Case…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Children, Delivery Systems
Utah State Office of Education, Salt Lake City. – 1993
The Utah State Office of Education has conducted surveys of homeless shelters throughout Utah for the past 4 years. Data show that, during 1993, 32 shelter providers reported sheltering 4,680 homeless children. Each year, however, the shelter providers report turning away an increasing number of families because of a lack of space. Budget…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adolescents, Budgeting, Children
Jackson, Shelley – 1988
This document comprises resource materials on the education of homeless children. It is divided into three parts. Part 1, "Overview," collects publications of the Center for Law and Education, and articles and editorials from "Education Week" and "The New York Times." Part 2, "Relevant Statutes and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Children, Court Litigation, Educational Legislation
US Department of Education, 2004
This revised non-regulatory guidance for the McKinney-Vento program, which replaces the March 2003 guidance, includes new questions that address the following issues: whether children awaiting foster care placement are eligible for McKinney-Vento services (Item G-10); if children displaced from their homes by a natural disaster are eligible for…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Early Childhood Education, Homeless People
Daniels, Judy; Pier, Patricia; D'Andrea, Michael – 1997
Youngsters who live in shelters face numerous challenges in school. Some of their experiences are highlighted here, along with an examination of the perceptions that these youth have of school counselors. The paper provides an overview of the impact of homelessness on school-aged youngsters and their families and discusses the results of a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students
Institute for Children and Poverty, New York, NY. – 1999
An analysis of data from a survey of more than 100 parents residing in emergency shelter in San Diego, California, reveals a portrait of poverty that is prevalent among women and children in the United States today. Homeless families in San Diego, as in the rest of the country, are most often headed by women in their early thirties whose prospects…
Descriptors: Children, Foster Care, Homeless People, Low Income Groups
Lowe, Eugene T. – 2001
To assess the status of hunger and homelessness in U.S. cities during 2001, data were collected from 27 cities on demands for emergency food assistance and shelter and the capacity of local agencies to meet that demand; causes of hunger and homelessness and demographics of populations experiencing them; exemplary responses; availability of…
Descriptors: Children, Emergency Shelters, Family Income, Homeless People
Center for Rural Pennsylvania, Harrisburg. – 2000
The Center for Rural Pennsylvania analyzed data from the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare concerning rural homelessness for fiscal years 1997 through 1999. Findings indicate that rural Pennsylvania has a homeless population and it is growing. In 1999, more than 21,700 clients received homeless assistance in rural areas, 44 percent of whom…
Descriptors: Children, Economically Disadvantaged, Homeless People, Housing Needs

Zezina, M. R. – Russian Education and Society, 2000
Provides a historical survey on the plight of homeless children, focusing on how the former Soviet Union dealt with this problem. States that the system of social protection for orphaned children, created by the Soviet Union, was not able to deal with the growing problem. (CMK)
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Children, Foreign Countries, Government Role

Eddowes, E. Anne – Childhood Education, 1994
Examines the problem of safety and security for homeless children and their families, and discusses the responsibility of schools to educate and assist homeless children. Describes specific programs that school districts have implemented to educate, feed, and care for homeless children. (MDM)
Descriptors: Children, Early Childhood Education, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education
Drolen, Carol S.; And Others – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1991
A telephone survey of relevant agencies in each county resulted in estimates of the number and location of homeless children (age 0-21) in Alabama. Over 17,000 homeless youth were located. Community denial and misconceptions about homelessness were cited as barriers to service coordination. The responsibility of schools, agencies, and society to…
Descriptors: Children, Community Attitudes, Community Services, Economically Disadvantaged
Lively, K. L.; Kleine, Paul F. – 1996
This study used an ecological perspective to examine the development and implementation of Hopeful Horizons, a program designed to serve the educational needs of homeless children in Morgan County, Oklahoma. Information was collected through journals, observations, key informant interviews, surveys of administrators and staff, and psychological…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Case Studies, Children, Educational Needs