A second link found is http://www.whitetigerspress.org/ White Tiger Press-Books in Print - provide books regarding homelessness for adult and young readers.
Searching closer on the web site I found a link titled What's New, under this link it focuses on African American families and how they are more likely to end up in a homeless shelter than whites due to housing discrimination, poverty, and employment.
I have not received an E-Newsletter.
The website contains a pdf that adds to my understanding of equity in early child care and education titled, Missing the Mark-this provides a national survey policy report from ICPH. It focuses on targeted federal homeless programs that may be accessed by families:
Grant Name
Education for homeless children and youth
Target Population
Homeless children and unaccompanied youth
Eligible Program Activities
Establishment of district homelessness liaison; educational support and services to ensure equal education for homeless children; educator training.
New insights gained about issues and trends in the field from the website regarding family homelessness in New York City (Highest homeless rate) has risen to a higher status.
Re-housing initiative in New York City where homeless families receive rental subsidies until they expire and families are expected to work and live independently.
References
Federal Funding Off Target for Homeless Families. (2013). Missing the mark. Retrieved from
Institute for Children, Poverty, and Homelessness - http://www.icphusa.org/
National Survey of Programs and services for Homeless Families. Retrieved from
White Tiger Press/ Books in Print. Retrieved from http://www.whitetigerspress.org/
Shelita
ReplyDeleteIt's unfortnate that this form of discrimination still exists. Many people live in poverty because of discrimination. Children become victims of such situations even before they can begin to think about their future goals. This places limits to what they can achieve.
Shelita,
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that homelessness was so prominent in the state of New York. And i find it interesting, but not surprising that our black people are the ones living in shelters. I have learned something from this: homelessness does have a skintone. Very informative.
Adrienne Stephens
Hi Sheltia,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing these resources. I think that homelessness is a big issue that sadly gets swept under the rug. Having the stats of who is homeless can greatly help families and children in our communities. I can also be build better preventive and interventive strategies to break the cycle.
Great post with a lot of important information. I'm completely shocked that New York ranks highest in homelessness. I have spoken to my grandmother who lives in New York about homelessness when I visited about 2 years ago. I was amazed at how many family slept under bridges etc. I knew then, that homelessness was real.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the continued eye opener Shelita! We have a tendency to get comfy in our small world when there are millions of homeless people including children that are worrying about the next meal and protection from elements so the last thing in their minds is quality education for my child.
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