Title I HOPE Homeless Outreach Program for Education

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Title I HOPE Homeless Outreach Program for
Education

• Homeless Awareness Training for
• CCSD School Nurses
• 2009-2010

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Mission Statement
The Title I Homeless Outreach Program for
Education of the Clark County School District
works to enroll homeless students in school, to
educate school personnel on homeless parental
rights, and to inform parents of the educational
options available to their children.
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• The McKinney-Vento Act defines children and youth
  who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime
  residence as homeless.
• People living in multifamily situations,
  because of economic hardship
• People living in hotels or motels
• People living in shelters
• Children awaiting foster care
• Youth who are abandoned or who have run away.
• People living in cars, parks, campgrounds, or
  on the street

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2008-2009 5,807 homeless students enrolled in
the Clark County School District
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What is the Impact of Poverty and Homelessness
on Children and Youth?

• Physical Health
• Hunger/Malnutrition
• Acute illness/ Chronic illness
• Inadequate personal hygiene
• Mental Health
• Depression/suicidal thoughts
• Anxiety/sleeping problems
• Daunting problems
• Education
• School transfers/unstable lifestyle
• Absences/Tardiness
• Falling behind in academic achievement

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  Title I HOPE Project S.O.S See Our Smiles
Send a nurses referral with proper paperwork
notarized to the Title I HOPE office to start the
process for homeless students to receive free
dental care.
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a place called HOPE
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High School Center

• Counseling groups
• Service learning projects
• Assistance with college loan applications
• Assistance with scholarship applications
• Career counseling
• Food, clothing, toiletries
• Resume building
• Bus passes
• Library
• Online computer access
• A place to relax

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Please investigate our Title I HOPE site on
InterAct for updated information
Global Resources
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Title I HOPE supports McKinney-Vento by
providing

• Free breakfast and lunch
• School supplies and backpacks
• Transportation to School of Origin
• Birth Certificates
• One-on-one tutoring
• Clothing
• A Place Called HOPE
• High School Support Centers
• Summer School Tuition Grant
• College Scholarships

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Title I HOPE855-6682
Myra Berkovits Coordinator Dee
Fite Area 1 Project Facilitator Sara
Duncan Area 2 Project Facilitator Susan
Goldman Area 3 Project Facilitator Jura
Leak Area 4 Project Facilitator Kelly-Jo
Shebeck Superintendent Schools Project
Facilitator TBA Student Success Advocate Willie
Springfield Office Specialist II Juan
Arias Utility Worker