Empowerment as Prevention: How Youth-Driven Initiatives Transform Frameworks for Change
Youth-led action research has significantly influenced local and statewide policies aimed at supporting students experiencing homelessness in California. This study employs a Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) methodology, summarizing five years of research conducted by high school student cohorts and UC Berkeley graduate students to examine effective strategies for preventing and addressing student homelessness. The…
Transportation Innovations and Access for Homeless and Highly Mobile Students: Transit Interventions for Provision of McKinney-Vento Guaranteed Transportation
A research brief proposed for the California Department of Education by Ruby Kosewicz-Strickland MCP, PLUS Fellow, Fall 2024
K-12 Student Homelessness Analysis of Policy Responses to Student Homelessness in CA
For the last five years, the California Department of Education (CDE) has reported a steady increase in homeless K-12 students in the state1. In the academic year 2018-2019, over 207,000 California K-12 students were without appropriate, consistent and stable housing2. Unhoused K-12 students are disproportionately LGBTQ+, migrants, students of color, and students with disabilities, exacerbating…
Education of Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY)
Policy Brief prepared for the California Department of Education (CDE), Homeless Education Program
Y-PLAN NYC Students Tackle Homelessness
“From a personal experience, when I was younger I had to go through the shelter system, and I had to miss a lot of school, and I missed like half of third grade. Missing a lot of school caused me to get held back. I had speaking problems, I had social problems. So we felt…
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