With the launch of the 2017 On the Map: The Atlas of Student Homelessness in New York City, we see that student homelessness is rapidly growing in New York City public schools.…
During elementary school, the typical student who was homeless had half the proficiency on their 5th-grade math and English Language Arts assessments. …
During elementary school, the typical student who was homeless had twice the risk of being suspended or held back a grade.…
During elementary school, the typical student who was homeless missed 88 days of school—almost half of a school year.…
During elementary school, the typical student who was homeless transferred schools mid-year two times.…
During elementary school, the typical student who was homeless, lived in at least two housing settings.…
1 in 7 New York City public school students will be homeless during elementary school.…
Unless current trends change, 1 in 7 New York City public school students will be homeless during elementary school.…
The Summer 2017 issue of UNCENSORED looks beyond where homeless families sleep to another core issue—their health. Health plays an important role in predicting the future success and productivity of homeless children and their families. Simply put, health problems can not only lead to homelessness, but can make it difficult to escape this most extreme form of poverty.…
ICPH provides answers to the most frequently asked questions about family homelessness.…
ICPH invites service providers, practitioners, policy makers, homeless and formerly homeless individuals, advocates, and researchers to submit presentation proposals for the Beyond Housing 2018 Conference to be held January 10-12, 2018.…
Join ICPH principal policy analyst Jennifer Erb-Downward as she walks you through the unique needs and risks these students face, revealed in the new report, More Than a Place to Sleep: Understanding the Health and Well-Being of Homeless High School Students.…