ERIC Number: ED628111
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Sep
Pages: 8
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
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Providing Wraparound Services under the American Rescue Plan Homeless Children and Youth Program
National Center for Homeless Education
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) addresses the specific and urgent needs of children and youth experiencing homelessness, in light of the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to the purposes of identifying children and youth experiencing homelessness and enabling them to attend school and participate fully in school activities, the law specifically mentions providing children and youth experiencing homelessness with wraparound services. These services include those that address the academic, social, emotional, and mental health needs of these children and youth. This brief: (1) provides an overview of the requirements to provide wraparound services for children and youth experiencing homelessness in the American Rescue Plan Homeless Children and Youth (ARP-HCY) program; (2) discusses the ways that ARP-HCY funds have expanded the services that state educational agencies (SEAs) and local educational agencies (LEAs) are able to provide to children and youth experiencing homelessness; (3) describes the opportunities and challenges for SEAs and LEAs in partnering with community-based organizations (CBOs) and providing wraparound services for children and youth experiencing homelessness; (4) lists strategies to build SEA and LEA Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY) program capacity to provide wraparound services; and (5) spotlights examples of SEA initiatives to provide wraparound services for children and youth experiencing homelessness.
Descriptors: Emergency Programs, Federal Aid, Pandemics, COVID-19, Homeless People, Children, Youth, Integrated Services, Opportunities
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
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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: Louisiana; Idaho
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: American Rescue Plan Act 2021
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A