52.067 - Homelessness Should Be No Child's Heritage: Addressing the Impact of Homelessness in Education

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

In 2013, approximately 400 million children worldwide under the age of 13 lived in poverty (Love); and, in the United States alone, in a given year, approximately 1.6 million children are not only considered poor, but homeless due to no fault of their own. However, their living conditions generally place these children at risk for educational under performance and failure at school Here, we present a complex and nuanced picture of the educational realities of homeless children through interviews with homeless children and their families, an examination of some unanticipated consequences of immigration policies, some specific issues of homelessness LGBTQ youth, the perspectives of a district McKinney-Vento liaison worker and the director of a community agency.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Leadership for Social Justice

Chair

• Carolyn M. Shields, Wayne State University

Papers

• Lived Experiences and Educational Experiences of Homeless Children: Misconceptions and Challenges for Educational Leaders - Carolyn M. Shields, Wayne State University

• District Policies on Homelessness and Their Impact on Students and Their Families - Amy Warke, Flossmoor School District 161

• "Please Don't Take My Papá": The Consequences for Youth When Immigration Officials "Go Rogue" on Latina/o Families and Schools - Sandra M. Gonzales, Wayne State University; Juan Jose Martinez, Cesar Chavez Academy High School

• Helping Homeless Children Succeed Academically: A Community-Based Response - Erica Jean Mohan, Community Education Partnerships

• Out on the Street Is No Place to Be: Recognizing and Responding to the Educational Needs of Sexual- and Gender-Minority Homeless Youth - Thomas Arnold Zook, Wayne State University