An interactive map and study released by a nonprofit research organization revealed that more than 127,000 students in New York City have experienced homelessness within the last five school years.…
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DNAinfo: See How the City’s Homelessness Crisis Affects Your School
One of every eight New York City public school students has experienced homelessness or housing instability in the past five school years, according to an analysis of 2014-15 data by the Institute which released an interactive map Wednesday providing school-by-school data on homeless attendees.…
6sqft: Homeless spending in NYC doubles over three years, likely to hit $2.3B
DNAinfo shares an analysis by the Institute for Children, Poverty, and Homelessness that says in the 2014-15 school year, one in eight public school students had experienced homelessness in the past five years. During the 2015-16 school year, 105,445 children in grades K-12 were homeless, up from 82,000 the year prior.…
Patch: More Than 20 Percent Of Students Are Homeless At Liberty High School In Chelsea
More than 20 percent of students at the Liberty High School in Chelsea were homeless in the 2014-2015 school year, according to a new interactive map released Wednesday by ICPH.…
Sunnyside Post: Large number of children attending Western Queens schools are homeless, according to report
According to a report released by ICPH, approximately 5.2 percent of children in District 30, which covers Astoria, Long Island City, Sunnyside, and parts of Woodside and Jackson Heights, have experienced homelessness in the last five years.…
Athens Banner-Herald: School vouchers raise too many questions
According to ICPH, nearly 2 percent of Georgia students – nearly 37,000 children – were homeless in the 2013-14 school year. Of those, 16 percent had disabilities. And while rural schools enroll 32 percent of all Georgia students, they enroll 40 percent of homeless students.…
Harlem World: Free On the Map Webinar On Student Homelessness From Harlem To Hollis
The Institute for Children, Poverty, and Homelessness is launching a new, free interactive data tool on February 15, 2017, 10 a.m., to inform educators, policy makers, and community members. Please join them for a live, online demonstration.…
World Socialist Web Site: New York City schools overwhelmed by student homelessness
ICPH has reported that over two-thirds of New York City students who were homeless during the 2014-2015 school year were also homeless in a previous school year.…
MetroFocus: Homeless Hotels Failing Grade
State lawmakers release a scathing report on the city’s homeless hotels. With the mayor less than thrilled we’ll break down the findings with an expert on a situation spiraling out of control.…
Who. What. Why.: Crisis Hidden in Plain Sight: Homelessness and Housing Affordability
The crunch between income and the cost of shelter is one of the prime drivers behind New York City’s homeless crisis where close to 65,000 people are homeless and more than 24,000 of those are children. According to the Institute for Children Poverty and Homelessness, over 116,000 students statewide are homeless.…
City Limits: Homelessness Crisis Demands a New Kind of Shelter—Not More Hotel Rooms
“Over the last 30 years, there has been very little change in policies to address family homelessness. But a capital investment to develop new Tier III facilities would positively transform the entire family shelter system. The homeless and the community would be equally served while the costs of doing so would go down.”…
The 74: After Three Years Living in a Shelter, Darius and His Mom Get Apartment of Their Own
In fact, formerly homeless students struggle academically at rates similar to their classmates who are still displaced, according to a recent report from the Institute for Children, Poverty and Homelessness.…