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Many of our helpline calls are used to determine initial eligibility.  Unique situations can make determining whether a student is...

Many of our helpline calls are used to determine initial eligibility.  Unique situations can make determining whether a student is...

Many of our helpline calls are used to determine initial eligibility.  Unique situations can make determining whether a student is...

Many of our helpline calls are used to determine initial eligibility.  Unique, sometimes sad situations can make determining whether a...

Many of our helpline calls are used to determine initial eligibility.  Unique situations can often make it difficult to determine whether...

Many of our helpline calls involve students in temporary housing that are considered Unaccompanied Homeless Youth (UHY).  Often, these...

The Participatory Action Research (PAR) group and CARA would like to thank the Solon E. Summerfield Foundation for their generous support, w

The upcoming holidays can challenge many families experiencing homelessness or temporary housing.  The expected joy of the holiday season...

Disclaimer: With October being Domestic Violence Awareness Month , please be aware that this month’s tale from the field discusses...

We get a variety of calls on the help line about students’ eligibility for McKinney-Vento designation. Here are some examples: Mom and...

Data provides critical information that school districts can use to assess the number of students who are homeless and the educational...

In this scenario, we will learn about the kind of funding that can be used for summer programming for MV Eligible students. The Tale: A...

Many of our helpline calls involve cases with students who have disabilities with an Individualized Educational Program (IEP) and special...

The Tale:  McKinney-Vento liaisons sometimes call the TEACHS Helpline with a challenging scenario. A family/student comes into the...

The Tale: A family with three children who had been designated as McKinney-Vento due to their homelessness have now found permanent...

As we approach the end second half of the school year, the next couple of months may feel sped up as program planning for next year and...

The Tale: Recently, a woman called the helpline and identified herself as the aunt of a young man who recently arrived from South...

The Tale: A mother and her three children were living in your district but due to unpaid rent, the family was evicted. They moved in with...

Many of our helpline calls involve cases with students in temporary housing who are not enrolled immediately and face many barriers to...

Students experiencing temporary housing often experience barriers that prevent them from enrolling, attending, and succeeding in school....