Homeless Students in New York City and Collaboration in Schooling Policy Reform

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This session will present papers on interventions related to student homelessness and education in New York City. We begin by discussing the results of an initiative to provide Social Workers to schools serving high numbers of homeless students. We then explore one elementary school’s efforts to partner with a number of community organizations to support its homeless population. We also explore one shelter organization’s model to build partnerships with nearby schools to support its youth residents. Finally, we look at a local foundation’s strategy to provide dollars, the positive impacts of connecting school and shelter initiatives, and challenges of funding intersectional work. Overall, this session expands understanding of the critical nature of intra-and inter-organizational collaboration in supporting students experiencing homelessness.

Sub Unit

• Division G - Social Context of Education / Division G - Section 4: Social Contexts of Educational Policy and Politics

Chair

• Ernest Logan, Council for School Supervisors and Administrators, AFC

Papers

• Bridging the Gap Initiative and the Gaps That Remain - Katherine Marshall Polite, NYC Department of Education

• An Elementary School's Lonely Journey to Support Its Homeless Students - Dan Russo, NYC Department of Education

• Youth Support Services Initiative and Holistic Care Trauma Model - Virginia Bagby

• Lessons in Targeting Philanthropic Dollars in Systems of Policy and Practice - Nicole R. Leach, Deutsche Bank

Discussant

• Liza Pappas, The New York City Independent Budget Office