This HUD report, released in June 2011, provides the latest counts of homelessness nationwide, including counts of individuals, persons in families, and special population groups, such as veterans and chronically homeless people. The report also covers the types of locations where people use emergency shelter and transitional housing; where people were just before they entered a residential program; how much time they spend in shelters over the course of a year; and the size and use of the U.S inventory of residential programs for homeless people.
Download The 2010 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress (June 2011)
Download The 2009 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress (June 2010)
Download The Third Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress (July 2008)
Download The Second Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress (March 2008)
Download The Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress (February 2007)
Date posted: 6/16/11

In this May 17, 2011, webinar, presenters provide information about undocumented homeless youth and the particular barriers and challenges they face. They also explore legal and educational resources, including ways to help youth legalize their immigration status, and resources to support youths' K-12 education and access to college and scholarships.
Guest presenters include:

Gabriele Ross, Case Manager for Students in Transition, Evergreen Public Schools (WA)

Patricia Julianelle, Legal Director, National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth (NAEHCY) View the recorded webinar.
Date posted: 5/18/11

This abstract bibliography lists and describes a selection of publications released in 2010 that deal with issues related to the lives and education of children, youth, and families experiencing homelessness. Topics include Child Welfare/Foster Care/Juvenile Justice, Collaboration, Disasters, Domestic Violence/Trauma, Education, Foreclosures/Economic Issues, General Issues: Children, Homelessness, Poverty, Nutrition, etc., Higher Education, Housing, Immigrants and Refugees, LGBTQ, Military, Mobility, Pregnant and Parenting, Research/Data/Needs Assessments, Rural, Young Children, and Youth.
Download the NCHE Abstract Bibliography of Homeless Education Resources: 2010.
Date posted: 5/13/11

This May 6, 2011, letter from the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Justice reiterate the federal government's commitment to ensuring that all children and youth are provided with access to a free, appropriate public education, regardless of citizenship or immigration status. The letter provides examples of acceptable and unacceptable enrollment practices for school districts to employ.
Download the USED/USDOJ Dear Colleague letter.
Download the accompanying USED/USDOJ fact sheet.

In this May 11, 2011, webinar, homeless education professionals who have experienced disasters in their schools and communities talk about their experiences and share best practices and strategies to help participants improve their own local disaster response plans. They discuss the role the McKinney-Vento Act played in their community's response and recovery.
Guest presenters include:

Laverne Dunn, State Coordinator for Homeless Education, Louisiana Department of Education

Catherine Knowles, Homeless Education Program Supervisor, Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools

Marsha Williams, Terrebonne Parish School District (Louisiana)
View the recorded webinar.
Date posted: 5/12/11

This April 2011 memo from the U.S. Department of Agriculture discusses the eligibility of children evacuated from Japan and Bahrain for USDA child nutrition programs. It also recommends referring evacuated students to the local homeless education liaison to determine whether or not they would qualify for McKinney-Vento services.
Download the memo.
Date posted: 4/27/11

This one-page questionnaire is used by Tacoma Public Schools (WA) to determine eligibility for McKinney-Vento services and document services needed by the student. It provides the ability for unaccompanied students to verify their own living arrangements by signing for themselves. Other districts may use this form as a guide for developing their own intake forms.
Download the form.
Date posted: 4/27/11

In this webinar, recorded on Tuesday, April 19, 2011, NCHE staff review the main points of the McKinney-Vento Act referring to the education of unaccompanied students experiencing homelessness. Presenters also highlight important points of other federal laws dealing with the education of unaccompanied students, including IDEA and the College Cost Reduction and Access Act.
View the recorded webinar.
Date posted: 4/19/11

This report from the National Housing Conference examines the role that residential stability plays in child development. The report finds that low-income families move much more frequently than the general population. While reasons for moving vary, the data and interviews of low-income families show that moves resulting from unplanned or involuntary circumstances, such as an eviction or foreclosure, and moves that occur one after another as part of a pattern of frequent mobility, tend to have negative impacts on child and family welfare, such as increased school absenteeism and a higher incidence of neighborhood problems.
Download the report.
Date posted: 4/14/11

Hunger Task Force serves more than 48,000 meals per month at our soup kitchens; helps more than 29,000 people receive emergency food at our pantries each month, and distributes nearly 9,000 Stockboxes a month to senior citizens in Milwaukee County. How do so many people need help? Put yourself in their shoes and find out! Play the online game SPENT to see what it is like to make hard, life-changing choices just to survive and feed your family. See if you can make it through the month!
Play SPENT.
Date posted: 4/13/11

This is the 2011 version of the federal poverty measure, published annually by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
View the 2011 HHS Poverty Guidelines.
Date posted: 4/13/11

The webinar, hosted by the U.S. Department of Education, will focus on the Department's commitment to family involvement, particularly for families of children with disabilities or at risk. The webinar will also focus on the resources that the Department provides to help families understand the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, their rights under IDEA, and how to work with schools to improve their children's future. Melody Musgrove, Director, Office of Special Education Programs, will be the featured speaker.
Visit http://tadnet.ilinc.com and click on "Public Sessions" to register.
Date posted: 4/11/11