What is the role of community agencies in working with school districts to help homeless children and youth?
Collaboration between schools and community partners (emergency shelters, Birth-to-3, Head Start, child care, public health, and human services) improves identification and recruitment of children in homeless situations while increasing the potential for expanding services to families and cross-training staffs. The homeless liaison is responsible for notifying community agencies of the educational rights of homeless students and refers homeless families and unaccompanied youth to community agencies that can help meet basic needs.
Collaboration between schools and community partners (emergency shelters, Birth-to-3, Head Start, child care, public health, and human services) improves identification and recruitment of children in homeless situations while increasing the potential for expanding services to families. The homeless liaison is responsible for notifying community agencies of the educational rights of homeless students and refers homeless families and unaccompanied youth to community agencies that can help meet basic needs.
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