Host Joan Lunden looks at the dire state of homeless children and their struggle to get a basic education. America's Invisible Children shares the personal stories of some of the 1.3 million homeless children in the U.S. who overcome unimaginable obstacles every day, in order to stay in school and break the cycle of poverty. This video shatters preconceived notions of homelessness, reminding us of the hidden victims of homelessness—the children.

This half-hour video from Project ACT in Cleveland tells the story of Josh, a popular and successful student whose world comes crashing down when his family becomes homeless. The video deals with myths about homelessness and is designed to sensitize school personnel and students to the difficulties and complexities of homelessness. The accompanying facilitator's guide provides detailed information about homelessness in America and includes ideas to stimulate the creation of community service learning projects.

This 13-minute video from the National Coalition for the Homeless is a great resource to begin a group discussion about homelessness in America or to use with a "Faces of Homelessness" panel presentation. The video features images taken by award-winning photographers from around the country. Photographs are accompanied with powerful music that enables the viewer to see the many men, women, and children of America who experience homelessness every day.

This educational resource from The Reading Rainbow includes a feature book, Fly Away Home; a video about families in homeless situations (available on VHS or DVD); a teacher's guide; a social sciences guide; and a family activities guide.

This video from the Texas Region XIII Education Service Center Homeless Education Project explores the issue of the immediate enrollment of children and youth experiencing homelessness. Through information and interviews, the video explores what federal law states about the immediate enrollment of homeless students and what schools can do to overcome the perceived obstacles to immediate enrollment.

Home at Last, from the Institute for Children and Poverty, is a collection of animated videos on family homelessness and poverty for grades K-5, based on the children's books by Ralph da Costa Nunez. Visit the Home at Last webpage for bonus content, including a Learning Toolbox for educators, author interviews, activities and games, ideas for helping in your community, and more.

This 16-minute video from the Santa Barbara County Education Office presents what children experiencing homelessness have to say about school and homelessness: the challenges of not having a home to go to after school, or enough food, or a warm bed in which to sleep. For more information, contact Melody Stankosky at 805-964-4710 x4410.

My Own Four Walls 2009 is a unique documentary featuring accounts of homelessness from children and youth. My Own Four Walls 2009 is a collection of short documentaries depicting homelessness as experienced by children and teens in non-urban areas of the country. These young homelessness experts share their challenges and their dreams, common to over 1.5 million children and youth in this country who typically remain invisible, struggling to get into and succeed in school. My Own Four Walls 2009 incorporates new content, including the REACH training film, an 11-minute easy-to-understand overview of McKinney-Vento Homeless Education rights.

This 4-minute video from the Solano County Office of Education presents some of the main struggles faced by children and youth experiencing homelessness and provides a brief overview of the provisions of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act that address these struggles.

This video from Hear Us explains the educational rights of children and youth experiencing homelessness, with special emphasis on educating incarcerated parents on how to advocate for their children's education during periods of incarceration.
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