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homeless students
April 17, 2024
'No place like this.' L.A. home helps young adults live beyond survival mode
Los Angeles Room & Board provides wraparound support to young adults on the brink of homelessness. Rather than trying to figure out where they will sleep every night, they focus on attending school or earning an income.
Betty Márquez Rosales
April 9, 2024
Calls, home visits, counseling help get California students back to school
A high rate of students remain chronically absent across the state. Advocates say change requires targeted communication and flexibility.
Betty Márquez Rosales, Lasherica Thornton, And Daniel J. Willis
March 20, 2024
Homeless youth advocates call for dedicated state funding, local flexibility
With the looming end to significant pandemic-era federal funding for homeless youth, advocates call for greater state support.
Betty Márquez Rosales
February 14, 2024
Advocates warn against cutting housing subsidy for former foster youth
Gov. Newsom's budget proposal cuts supplemental funds and other support for transition-age adults, a group at extreme risk for homelessness.
Betty Márquez Rosales
January 9, 2024
Two types of housing vouchers for foster youth | Quick Guide
Two federal housing vouchers for transition-age foster youth, FUP and FYI, go largely underutilized in California.
Betty Márquez Rosales
January 3, 2024
Community college students serve as basic needs support guides for peers
The California Community College's Ambassador Program relies on peer-to-peer engagement to increase access to basic needs resources.
Betty Márquez Rosales
December 1, 2023
State data collection systems failing students in juvenile detention, report says
California's current data collection practices inadequately capture the needs and outcomes of youth in the juvenile justice system, says a recent report from the Youth Law Center.
Betty Márquez Rosales
September 4, 2023
Unhoused students need support and compassion, not scorn
Here's what California school districts should do to improve the well-being of the 187,000 kids who have no homes.
Maria Oropeza Fujimoto
August 18, 2023
Changes to student housing program threaten ‘viability’ of affordable housing projects
The state is now requiring community colleges to use local revenue bonds to pay for new housing, but that may not be tenable, officials say.
Michael Burke
July 11, 2023
Federal financial aid for foster youth | Quick Guide
Foster youth applying for federal financial aid need to keep certain considerations in mind as they complete their application. This quick guide answers questions on those considerations.
Betty Márquez Rosales
June 9, 2023
Frustration after a fire: Recovery for rural schools can be long and complex
Staff, students and families in remote towns of state still struggling with homelessness years after fires
Carolyn Jones
June 1, 2023
Amid pockets of rising student homelessness, California districts tap Covid funding to help families
Pandemic-era funding has helped school staff identify and support more homeless students, but its expiration is looming. Staff are afraid of how this loss will impact students.
Betty Márquez Rosales, Emma Gallegos, And Daniel J. Willis
May 5, 2023
Bill seeks to increase housing support for youth in extended foster care
Foster youth in extended care receive a monthly housing stipend; AB 525 seeks to provide a housing supplement that would increase the monthly stipend depending on the housing costs of the county the youth lives in.
Betty Márquez Rosales
January 9, 2023
Most homeless students are doubled-up. What does that mean? | Quick Guide
Many California students live doubled-up with other families and friends. Schools need to better identify those students.