ERIC Number: ED322249
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1990-Jan
Pages: 42
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Education and Community Support for Homeless Children and Youth: Profiles of 15 Innovative and Promising Approaches.
Zeldin, Shepherd; Bogart, Joanne
This report profiles 15 programs that are providing education and support services to homeless students. These programs have been selected from over 40 nominations from state homeless coordinators and from national organizations concerned with services to the homeless. The profiled programs were selected on the basis of innovative educational programming suited to the needs of the local population and community. The use of existing community resources is emphasized. State-administered programs in Maryland (Baltimore) and Texas (Austin) are described. The following districtwide programs are described: (1) Allentown School District (Pennsylvania); (2) New York City Board of Education (New York); and (3) Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin). The following district-operated school building programs are described: (1) City Park Elementary School (Dallas, Texas); and (2) Burnet Street Elementary School (Newark, New Jersey). The following district-operated shelter-based programs are described: (1) Harbor Summit School (San Diego, California); and (2) South Area Emergency Housing Center (Sacramento, California). The following shelter-based programs operated by nonprofit organizations are profiled: (1) Kansas Children's Service League (Topeka, Kansas); and (2) Grace Hill Neighborhood Services (St. Louis, Missouri). The following community-based programs operated by nonprofit organizations are described: (1) Martha's Table (Washington, D.C.); (2) Attala County Homeless Assistance (Salas, Mississippi); (3) Salvation Army (Cambridge, Massachusetts); and (4) Atlantic Street Center (Seattle, Washington). A chart illustrating program characteristics and a list of 23 additional projects nominated for review are appended. (FMW)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: Department of Education, Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Policy Studies Associates, Inc., Washington, DC.
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Stewart B McKinney Homeless Assistance Act 1987
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A