Sentences with phrase «homeless youth need»

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You understand why I'm taking the time away from the unending needs of what one person told me is «the garbage of humanity» (the homeless, and this includes homes youth) to write these kids» stories.

Eva's Initiative, an organization that help homeless youth get the skills and support they need for a better future.

PLAYSTREETS also extends to selected New York City homeless shelters, providing homeless youth with much - needed play time and opportunities for organized physical activity.

We also fund services for low to middle income households and for special needs populations including veterans, seniors, homeless families, individuals with HIV / AIDS, and at - risk youth.

At 11 a.m., supporters of a «Campaign 4 NY / NY Housing» coalition of more than 130 community, disabilities, family, homeless, housing, legal, mental health, minority, social services and youth organizations call for city and state officials to expand supportive housing for residents with disabilities and other special needs; steps, City Hall, Manhattan.

The de Blasio administration can make a quick down payment on its homeless youth commitment by working to settle a federal lawsuit just filed by the Legal Aid Society aimed at guaranteeing a youth shelter bed for any homeless youth in need.

That outcome was stunning given the speaker's long identification with the LGBT community — as the 1991 campaign manager and later chief of staff to Tom Duane, the Council's first out gay member; as head of the New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project; as a demonstrator arrested year after year in protests against the exclusion of openly gay participants in Manhattan's St. Patrick's Day Parade; and as a Council member who pursued a range of initiatives in support of the community, including a school anti-bullying law, a requirement that the city only do businesses with contractors with anti-discrimination policies in place, and funding for LGBT homeless youth services, senior services, and the capital needs of the LGBT Community Center.

For the 20 years that I have been working with homeless youth in NYC, it has always been accepted as a given by city government that many homeless youth must sleep on the streets because of an inadequate youth shelter supply to meet the need.

Advocates peg the average number of homeless youth at about 350 a night, and Quinn said between $ 10.5 and $ 12 million annually would be needed to make beds available for them.

Chief among those proposals were establishment of a Mayor's Office of HIV / AIDS Policy, funding of shelter beds for homeless youth to eliminate the current waiting list that averages 350 per night at such facilities, and capital spending for senior housing that would serve the needs of LGBT New Yorkers.

According to Schaefer, ESPA also aims to lobby both houses of the Legislature next week on funding for homeless and runaway LGBT youth and for other health and social service needs and to end the state's ban on gestational surrogacy contracts and ease the procedures for second - parent adoption.

15, and fellow teacher Erin Whalen (pictured left), have been working to launch RISE High — an innovative high school aimed at serving the unique needs of Los Angeles - area homeless and foster youth.

15, along with fellow Los Angeles teacher Erin Whalen, will make a dream a reality when they launch RISE High — an innovative high school aimed at serving the unique needs of homeless and foster youth in Los Angeles.

A state plan shall describe how the state will assist LEAs in: (1) providing early childhood education programs, (2) improving school conditions for learning and meeting the needs of students, and (3) serving homeless children and youths.

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The report underscores the importance of providing education to homeless children and youth and the need for increased coordination among city agencies and the DOE to provide services to these students....

Highlighted in the Public Justice Center's advocacy for homeless youth in Baltimore was the need for both residential and educational components to serve adolescent males experiencing housing instability.

Homeless children and youths should have access to education and other services that they need to meet the same challenging state student achievement standards to which all students are held.

With the Local Control Funding Formula, three of California's highest needs student populations receive supplemental funding for additional support: English Language Learners, Low - income students, and Foster or Homeless Youth.

-- «Higher education is a lasting path out of homelessness, yet homeless youth face barriers to accessing the financial aid they need to complete their college education,» said Barbara Duffield, director of policy and programs at the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children anhomeless youth face barriers to accessing the financial aid they need to complete their college education,» said Barbara Duffield, director of policy and programs at the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Yyouth face barriers to accessing the financial aid they need to complete their college education,» said Barbara Duffield, director of policy and programs at the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children anHomeless Children and YouthYouth.

Homeless children and youth must have access to the educational and other services that they need to enable them to meet the same challenging State student academic achievement standards to which all students are held.

Local school districts depend on ISDs to meet ever - growing needs in Early Childhood (0 - 5) and Parent Education, Special Education (birth to age 26), Career and Technical Education, Tech Prep, Career Preparation, Talent Development, Online and Digital courses, Math and Science programs, Early / Middle College, Student Activities, Extended Day, Alternative and Adult Education programs, and Court - Involved Youth and Homeless Education programs.

Instruction And Management E506: Alcohol and Other Drug Use by Adolescents With Disabilities (1991) E529: Assistive Technology For Students With Mild Disabilities (1995) E538: Cluster Grouping of Gifted Students: How to Provide Full - time Services on a Part - time Budget (1996) E530: Connecting Performance Assessment to Instruction (1995) E531: Creating Meaningful Performance Assessments (1995) E504: Developing Effective Programs for Special Education Students Who Are Homeless (1991) E507: HIV / AIDS Prevention Education for Exceptional Youth (1991) E521: Including Students with Disabilities in General Education Classrooms (1992) E509: Juvenile Corrections and the Exceptional Student (1991) E464: Meeting the Needs of Able Learners through Flexible Pacing (1989) E532: National and State Perspectives on Performance Assessment (1995) E533: Using Performance Assessment in Outcomes - Based Accountability Systems (1995)

The program is a win - win for all involved and positively transforms the lives of at - risk youth and homeless dogs, whether they go on to become service dogs for those in need or well - loved pets in a forever home.

By identifying existing services, as well as unmet needs, the groups leading this initiative — the Commission on Homelessness and Poverty, Commission on Youth at Risk, and Section of Litigation Childrens Rights Litigation Committee — hope to create a national directory of legal services available to homeless yYouth at Risk, and Section of Litigation Childrens Rights Litigation Committee — hope to create a national directory of legal services available to homeless youthyouth.

Plus, on its website, HYLN offers a wealth of information and resources related to fulfilling the legal needs of homeless youth.

Recently, HYLN has also conducted surveys to gain deeper insight into the legal needs of youth in their community and started a listserv for attorneys and other advocates for homeless youth.

Service - focused social worker and program coordinator with a strong commitment to serving the needs of Abused and neglected youth and adults, including homeless, emancipated youth and special - needs populations.

OBJECTIVE: Seeking to work with ABC Care for All Team, bringing 3 years of working experience in serving the homeless and disadvantaged adults and youth, special needs individuals, and emancipated youths.

Dedicated social worker and program coordinator with a strong commitment to serving disadvantaged youth and adults, including homeless, emancipated youth and special - needs populations.

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Experience with many homeless youths has demonstrated that caring relationships are the essential ingredient and staff members need to know how important every interaction is in the total healing process.

The U.S. Department has issued this guidance to provide states and LEAs with information to assist them in meeting their obligations to address the needs of homeless individuals and ensure educational rights and protections for homeless children and youth under the McKinney - Vento Act and under ESSA.

Georgia needs a comprehensive policy agenda to improve outcomes of youth transitioning into adulthood — particularly those at risk of dropping out, or being unemployed, homeless, or incarcerated.

«(13) Activities to address the particular needs of homeless children and youths that may arise from domestic violence and parental mental health or substance abuse problems.»

National Center for Homeless Education (funded by U.S. Department of Education)- provides research, resources, and information to address the educational needs of children and youth experiencing homelessness.

Organizations that serve the needs of homeless youth, new immigrants and women in transition, among others, were represented at the functions.