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Center for Rural Pennsylvania, Harrisburg. – 2000
The Center for Rural Pennsylvania analyzed data from the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare concerning rural homelessness for fiscal years 1997 through 1999. Findings indicate that rural Pennsylvania has a homeless population and it is growing. In 1999, more than 21,700 clients received homeless assistance in rural areas, 44 percent of whom…
Descriptors: Children, Economically Disadvantaged, Homeless People, Housing Needs
Sperazi, Laura; And Others – 1990
An evaluation of the second year of services of the Massachusetts Adult Education with Homeless Persons Project documented different program models evolving out of diversely defined partnerships between adult education organizations and shelters for homeless people. Site visits to all nine programs and subsequent profiles were supplemented with…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Coordination, Demography, Economically Disadvantaged
Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. Clearinghouse on Adult Education and Literacy. – 1990
These profiles of Adult Education for the Homeless programs funded by the McKinney Homeless Assistance Act are compiled from final reports submitted to the Division of Adult Education and Literacy, U.S. Department of Education, by the 50 states and from site visits by division staff. Data are reported for varying lengths of time for the first year…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills
Ely, Lydia; And Others – 1987
According to recent studies, families with children are now the fastest-growing segment of the homeless population: 40 percent of the homeless population consists of members of families. Forty-three percent of homeless children do not attend school, which provides children with a much-needed sense of place and continuity that they otherwise lack…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Federal Legislation
Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. Clearinghouse on Adult Education and Literacy. – 1990
In the first portion of this document, abstracts are given for 30 projects that were designed to provide basic skills and literacy training to homeless adults in fiscal year 1989. The following information is provided for each project: state; grant award number; grantee; project title; project director, telephone number, and address; and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Basic Skills
Georgedes, Dalia Flores; And Others – 1991
This publication presents the New Jersey State plan for the education of children of homeless families under the guidelines of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987. An introduction reviews current demographics of the homeless population, particularly children and youth, and highlights planned state responses. A second section…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Children, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. Office of Homeless Children and Youth. – 1991
As provided by the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, the Massachusetts State Department of Education (MSDE) has developed this plan to attempt to meet the educational needs of homeless children and to supply them with resources to meet those needs. The plan contains a section delineating federal and state laws and state policies…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Delivery Systems, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
Shapiro, Isaac; And Others – 1991
This study describes how poor people fared in the state tax and spending decisions made in 1991, a year marked by the most serious fiscal crisis for the states since the recessions of the early 1980s. These decisions primarily affected fiscal year 1992 state budgets, which typically began in July 1991. The report focuses on income support, medical…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Children, Economic Impact, Economically Disadvantaged
Kansas State Board of Education, Topeka. – 1991
The Kansas state plan for the education of homeless youth and children provides operational strategies to help local school districts and attendance centers facilitate an environment that is conducive to meeting this population's special needs. The plan confronts barriers to homeless children and youth to provide them with public education that is…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Board of Education Policy, Data Collection, Disadvantaged Youth
Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing. Office for the Education of Homeless Children and Homeless Youth. – 1991
This manual is designed to be used to acquaint Michigan State school and community members with provisions and requirements of the Steward B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1990. This act authorizes local and intermediate school districts to use competitive funding and to implement innovative laws, policies, and procedures that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affirmative Action, Agency Role, Board of Education Role
Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. Div. of Adult Education and Literacy. – 1993
In 1991, the Adult Education for the Homeless (AEH) Program consisted of projects in 31 states; a total of $7.4 million was available to these projects. The projects provided instruction in basic and life skills, further assisted homeless adults through counseling and life planning activities, and coordinated efforts with other homeless…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Daily Living Skills, Economically Disadvantaged
Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. Div. of Adult Education and Literacy. – 1992
As in the first year of the Adult Education for the Homeless (AEH) Program, a majority of second- and third-year projects tended to focus on either delivery of services in urban areas or on a statewide approach. A few states continued an approach that resulted in service primarily to women. The number of homeless adults served in year 2 increased…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Daily Living Skills, Economically Disadvantaged
Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu. Office of the Superintendent. – 1990
In 1987, Congress passed the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act. One of its provisions was that each child of a homeless individual and each homeless youth have access to a free, appropriate public education. As required by the Act, the state prepared a plan for indirect and direct educational services to the homeless children of Hawaii.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Childhood Needs, Children, Childrens Rights
Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines. – 1991
This document reports information and lists resources for educating homeless and at-risk populations in Iowa. Organized into 12 sections that are grouped into three areas, the document provides research reports, listings of resources, and policy guidelines. Sections I through III, titled "Homeless Information," contain the following: (1)…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention, Dropouts
Center for the Public Policy Priorities, Austin, TX. – 1995
The final report of the Texas Childhood Hunger Identification Project (Texas CHIP), this document describes the most comprehensive study of childhood hunger undertaken in Texas. Through enumeration and interviewing methods, low-income families from 27 counties in Texas were analyzed in the areas of income allocation, food frequency, homelessness,…
Descriptors: Child Health, Childhood Needs, Children, Disadvantaged Environment
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