Sentences with phrase «identified as homeless»

At least five people died after collapsing while shoveling snow, while several victims were identified as homeless people who either refused shelter or didn't make it to a warm haven soon enough.

But keep in mind, those were only the kids who actually showed up to school and who identified as homeless.

5C — This specific code indicates a student is identified as homeless because of Hurricane Harvey but has remained enrolled in their home campus during the 2017 - 2018 school year.

Overview During the 2014 - 2015 school year, more than 1.26 million homeless students were enrolled in public school, double the amount of students identified as homeless in 2006 - 2007.

We have 90 students in our building who are identified as homeless.

Under the McKinney - Vento Act, the federal law guiding charter schools on the educational rights of students in temporary housing, a STAT - 202 form must be completed when a student is identified as homeless.

As Mayor De Blasio grapples with the growing homeless problem in New York City, the Department of Education is also faced with a similar challenge of insuring the students identified as homeless in New York City are also being served.

10.10.2017 Today, the New York State Technical and Education Assistance Center for Homeless Students (NYS - TEACHS), a project of Advocates for Children of New York, posted new data showing the number of students identified as homeless enrolled in New York City and New York State schools for the 2016 - 2017 school year.

Provide direct harm reduction services to youth and young adults who identify as homeless, in - crisis, and / or runaway up to the age of 25 years old.

Not exact matches

From a social worker — first step is not to identify them as «homeless people».

``... Up to 40 % of all homeless youth identify as LGBT,» she writes, «and of those, almost 80 % left because their families rejected them when they came out... There are more than 1100 federal benefits denied to same - sex couples... LGBT youth are five times more likely to attempt suicide than their straight peers... That's a real injustice.»

This is how it works: • The Children's Centre manager identifies relevant agencies already dealing with vulnerable families — for example schools, health visitors or a local homeless families unit • A simple form summarising the facilities and activities available at the Centre, and asking for a parent's contact details and a signature, is created • The manager / staff at the other agency agree, as part of their usual data recording protocols, to ask relevant service users to fill in the form.

Identified students include those who qualify for free meals because they live in households that participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), or Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), as well as children who are certified for free school meals without submitting a school meal application because of their status as being in foster care, enrolled in Head Start, homeless, runaway, or migrant students.

On Thursday Governor Dannel Malloy said Connecticut has become the first state in the country to match all the people it has identified as chronically homeless with housing.

A homeless woman, who only wanted to be identified as Lala, asks for money on a street corner in midtown Manhattan in January.

A 33 - year old homeless man identified as Daniel Reuter and Jacob Heimroth, also 33, of Troy, were arrested Monday for the August 20th beating deaths of Allen and Maria Lockrow, found beaten to death in their home.

De Blasio also put the city on course to establish $ 12 million as the floor for funding programs serving homeless youth, a disproportionate share of whom identify as LGBT.

Some studies estimate that as many as 40 % of homeless youth identify as LGBTQ.

In addition, efforts are being made in education and outreach in Arizona especially among homeless and jail populations, which the study identified as vulnerable to this outbreak.

The homeless shelter where Jackie puts in time allows him to cross paths with Harmony Schiltz (Leslie Mann), whom we quickly identify as a significantly younger love interest.

In addition, more than 70 percent are identified as high needs, nearly 60 percent are economically disadvantaged, and 15 percent are homeless at any given time.

Identified Students include those whose families participate in other federal programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), where their incomes have already been thoroughly scrutinized, and those who are identified by other programs as extremely vulnerable, such as programs for homeless and migrantIdentified Students include those whose families participate in other federal programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), where their incomes have already been thoroughly scrutinized, and those who are identified by other programs as extremely vulnerable, such as programs for homeless and migrantidentified by other programs as extremely vulnerable, such as programs for homeless and migrant children.

Nearly 50 percent of students receive special education services, 35 percent are identified as English Language Learners, and close to 10 percent are homeless.

King was addressing members of the media about new proposed policies under the Every Student Succeeds Act, which will support mandated local liaisons in school districts to help identify and offer resources to students who classify as homeless.

Identified students are those that are qualified to receive a meal at no cost through Direct Certification, including students certified as homeless, runaway, migrant, foster, children enrolled in a federally funded Head Start program, and nonapplicant students approved by the LEA.

The study, led by The HSUS and supported by Maddie's Fund, focused on Louisiana and Mississippi — two states identified as having limited animal sheltering infrastructures combined with large homeless pet populations.

For us, the poor treatment and killing of homeless pets by the millions in our country's shelters is the lens through which we view the commercial breeding industry that competes with the adoption of shelter pets on the front end and burdens public shelters on the back end, where an estimated 25 percent of impounded dogs are identified as purebred.

For both organizations, we have identified education as a key to improving the quality of life for many pets, both ones in homes and the homeless pets that fill our shelters and rescues.

These areas have been identified as having a high demand for shelter animals because they have been successful in enacting and enforcing laws that protect homeless pets.

Facilitate the rescue and placement of homeless dogs identified primarily as pit bulls and mixes thereof, into responsible homes.

One of the loudest defenders of traditional shelter euthanasia is PeTA, a group that identifies itself as a leading animal «protection» organization, yet seems to have no problem condoning and participating in the senseless murder of healthy and treatable companion animals simply because they're homeless.

To help other programs better serve homeless youth, HYLN identified 12 programs to serve as models during the first phase of this initiative.

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 youth.

With 40 % of homeless youth identifying as LGBT, it's not surprising that a disproportionate number of LGBT people relative to their heterosexual peers are in poverty.

Forty percent of homeless youth identify as queer.

Family conflict over sexual orientation and gender identity plays a role in some youth's homelessness, as an estimated one - third of unaccompanied homeless youth identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or questioning.

As such, schools may be able to more quickly identify homeless students (or those about to become homeless), and help them to more rapidly access the services and supports they need to regain stable housing, and address other critical issues that may be contributing factors.