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Episode 8: Back to School for Homeless Youth-How you can help!
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It's Back to School time! Whether you're getting your own kids ready to go back to school or you're going back to school yourself (as a student or an educator), you know the drill...school supply shopping, getting that new first-day-of-school outfit, and preparing for the first day. The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act is the federal law that guides how schools identify, enroll, and support homeless students in public schools. While this is a time of excitement and new changes, for our homeless students, back to school time is one of anxiety and hardship. In this episode l share information about the McKinney-Vento Act, how it defines "homelessness", what supports it offers, and how YOU can help homeless youth in the schools near you. After you listen, jump on my blog at www.radical-tendencies.com for additional show notes and links and let me know what you think! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestewardproject/support
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