Homeless - Objective B

Objective B
1) Understanding of the use of effective methods for identifying homeless children and youth, both within the school and within the community. 2) Understanding of barriers that interfere with the enrollment and education of homeless children and youth; and, if present, that need to be removed. 3) Understanding of effective methods for maintaining a cumulative count of homeless children and youth who reside within the school district, including those not in school; and maintaining records of significant information regarding them.
Resources available on this web site:

Incidence, needs, barriers, and identification of homeless children and youth - A power point presentation:
	Power point 97 version
	Power point 95 version
Homelessness: Local Program Planning and Review Guides: Services for homeless children and youth.
Postings: Posters that may be duplicated for posting throughout the school district.
Resources available from other sources:
Pieces of the Puzzle: Creating success for students in homeless situations. A training program focusing on helping participants (1) develop awareness that there are students in homeless situations, (2) gain an understanding of the challenges that these students and their families face, and (3) create opportunities for these students to enroll and succeed in school, regardless of their living situations. This training manual includes a Campus Self-Assessment Guide. A copy of this training package has been distributed by the State Coordinator to Iowa Area Education Agencies and teacher training colleges and universities to be placed in their lending library.