Title I HOPE Homeless Outreach Program for Education

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• Title I HOPE Homeless Outreach Program for
  Education
• Homeless Awareness
• Secondary Teacher Training
• 2009-2010

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McKinney-Vento

• Remains the only major federal legislative
  response to homelessness.
• Requires schools to immediately enroll students
  in homeless situations, even if they do not have
  proper documentation.
• Requires schools to keep students at their school
  of origin to the extent feasible for the parent
  or unaccompanied youth.

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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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Causes of Homelessness

• Foreclosure
• Job loss
• Lack of affordable housing
• Limited education
• Low incomes
• Health problems
• Domestic violence
• Natural disasters

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Title I HOPE Statistics for 2009-2010 School Year
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2008- 2009 CCSD homeless high school students
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• Identification and Support of
• Homeless Unaccompanied Youth

An unaccompanied youth is any youth not in the
physical custody of a parent or guardian 94
unaccompanied youth attended school in the
Clark County School District during the 2008-2009
school year.
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The Impact of Homelessness

• Physical Health
• Hunger
• Acute Illness
• Chronic Illness
• Mental Health
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Education
• School Transfers/Absences
• Lag in Academic Achievement
• Higher Drop Out Rates

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Nutrition

• When K-12 students are identified as homeless
  in SASI, they are entitled to receive free
  breakfast and lunch.

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Operation School Bell for K-8th grade students
Operation School Bell is a voluntary service
offered to the Clark County School District
through the Assistance League of Las
Vegas. Children in the Clark County School
District may only be recommended to Operation
School Bell by an a district employee and not by
a parent. Homeless students are automatically
entitled to Operation School Bell. Students may
be scheduled for Operation School Bell once
during the school year.
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Transportation to School of Origin

• Should a student become homeless, the student is
  entitled to receive transportation to his/her
  School of Origin or last school attended.

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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
• Operation School Bell for K-8th grade students
• One-on-one tutoring
• Clothing for high school students
• A Place Called HOPE High School Resource Centers
• Rancho HS, Sunrise Mt. HS and at AIS on the
  campus of Western HS
• Summer School Tuition Grant
• College Scholarships

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a place called HOPE
DreamDesireAchieve A Title I HOPE
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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can make a difference!
You

• Title I HOPE library
• Gift of HOPE or other donation drive
• Identification
• Mentoring

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Please investigate our Title I HOPE site on
InterAct for updated information
Global Resources
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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 SS, SSSD and ESD Project
Facilitator Aida Dominquez Student Success
Advocate Willie Springfield Office Specialist
II Juan Arias Utility Worker