The Relation Between Homelessness And Education

Social work continues to be a necessary and important profession because there are such a wide variety and abundance of social issues that exist in the world today. Among these issues, one of great prevalence is homelessness. Homelessness is an important problem that needs to be directly addressed because it can lead to many other problems as well. Problems such as poor academic performance and malnutrition can arise as a result of homelessness. If the issue of homelessness is improved, many other issues can be improved as well. Two articles that contribute to addressing this issue are Examining Perceived Barriers and

With the informing of the nation, next comes the awareness of the government. The most influential Americans, the ones capable of written, federal change, have turned an ear to the cause. Legislation so far has helped greatly. Acts like the Housing and Community Act of 1974, which gave housing opportunities for lower income families, and the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, an organization aimed at helping communities and with which the Education for Homeless Children and Youth program was added to in 1987, have supported the cause to this day. The aforementioned Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program ensured homeless children and youth equal access to an education. Even with this help, many schools found conflict arising in areas such as residency, guardian requirements, incomplete or missing documentation (Dealing with 114). There is

Seeing homelessness develop is a process that the older generation can say they have been apart of. The young generation, on the other hand, cannot say they have seen the development of homelessness. People who are thirty years old or younger have grown up believing that homelessness was always part of the landscape. The younger generation has come to believe that there have always been homeless people sitting on park benches. When an individual is asked what they see most in a large city like Chicago or New York, ‘homeless people’ is a common response. According to the United States Census Bureau, 320.8 million individuals currently live in the United States of America. Imagine the proportion of individuals that do not own a car or even a house to live in. The National Law Center on Homelessness and poverty did studied to conclude that in America more than 3.5 million people experience homelessness each year. Those concerned with the issue of homelessness are curious as to what events had to have happened that lead to the individuals living on the streets. The reasons are different for each and every person. Some of the more major issues that contribute to this are lack of affordable housing, declining welfare assistance, and most importantly, mental illness. Resolving the issue of homelessness is very possible with new ways of housing and treatment for the mentally ill. The relation between the homeless and the mental illness has risen, and the United States as a whole

The McKinney-Vento Act originally provided a range of services to homeless people, including emergency shelter, transitional housing, job training, primary health care, education, and some permanent housing. Since the passage of the original McKinney Act in 1987, the now McKinney-Vento Act programs have been expanded and funding throughout the years has significantly increased. However, due to the increased persistence of homelessness across the country, the McKinney-Vento programs have suffered recent setbacks. Support for the McKinney-Vento programs has significantly declined. Several McKinney-Vento programs saw their funding eliminated entirely. These programs included the Adult Education for the Homeless program, the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Project, the Emergency Community Services Homeless Grant Program, and the Family Support Centers (National Coalition for the Homeless, 2006). The McKinney-Vento Act has created valuable programs that have helped many Americans to regain stability, as homelessness shows no signs of abating, the programs created by the McKinney-Vento Act are needed now more than

The McKinney-Vento Act not only provides immediate shelter and food to the homeless, but it also guarantees a homeless child’s right to an education. McKinney-Vento assures that homeless students who struggle attending school have access to a proper education and gain other necessary services necessary (Katel). The McKinney-Vento Act recognizes the importance of an education by providing homeless students with basic educational rights, transportation and other basic school necessities. Although there are still major complications in educating homeless students, this act

The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (McKinney-Vento) covers many aspects of homelessness. The original Act contained 15 different programs for people who were homeless (United States Department of Housing and Urban Development [HUD], 2007). I will be focusing on Title VII-B of this act. This section of McKinney-Vento speaks to homeless children and their right to equal access to an appropriate public school education. This Act has been in existence since 1987. Due to school performance standards put in place by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, this specific section of the McKinney-Vento Act has been reauthorized to include new mandates (United States Department of Education [DE], 2004).

The McKinney Vento policy was designed to assist homeless children and youth by providing an equal educational service to those who are at risk of being homeless. This policy has enforced individuals who are homeless will have the same right as other students. It is significant to note that this policy was created and designed to disregard any possible barriers and help the student achieve student success. (Barrow County School System, n.d.)

Homelessness is a major issue and there are not enough laws to support it. One of the policies that has a lot of history and has being going on for a long time is The McKinney Act where it addresses long-term solutions for homelessness children. The McKinney act is funded by the government and treats children the same to make sure they get their education under their circumstances. It gives them the opportunity to learn and gain enough knowledge, to be able to make a change in their lives. Unfortunately the act was declined from many states because of its insufficient funds and it’s failure of the mission and goals. Also, this article explains the critique of this act. Some of the critiques that imply to this act are not identifying families and students that are homeless in schools due to not enough staff, not enough funding, lack of knowledge and lack of awareness of the needs that homelessness needs. Policy recommendations and policy funds are also included in this document. The McKinney Act is a great policy that is needed more than ever for the homeless population and it needs to get back into the school systems. It is important because we need everything that can help the vulnerable population and their families by using these services and sources to give every child a chance to go to school and be successful but without these funds that chance is easily vanished

There is currently, 800,000 homeless children enrolled in public schools (Flannery, 2010). These homeless children do not stand on the corner asking for extra change, as you would picture a homeless man or woman. Instead, these children borrow clean clothes from their friends or go to local mall and shoplift. On the condition, of these homeless children, the cause

Homeless families with children represent the fastest growing segment of the homeless population; in fact, they constitute about 40 percent of all people who are homeless (Stronge 7). In addition, the most recent estimate of homeless children and youngsters by the United States Department of Education is 744,000 (Stronge 7). These statistics are indeed quite frightening, and they go to show that children constitute a large part of the homeless dilemma. The part of that dilemma that seems most taxing is that of educating such homeless children. How can these kids become active members of society if they are unable to receive a proper public education, the same education that is provided for so many other kids under the Constitution?

The U.S. homeless student population: Homeless youth education, review of research classifications and typologies, and the U.S. federal legislative response” article reviews Federal policies that intend to address what homeless youth need in order to be able to receive the education they need. Some homeless youth are able to successfully graduate by utilizing the support systems they are able to find in their environment. There are several federally funded programs that are able to assist homeless youth with what they need and their education.

Education is consistently listed as one of the main obstacles for people experiencing homelessness to gain employment, demonstrating need for education-oriented resources within the homeless communities. According to the National Coalition for the Homeless’ 2009 Homeless Employment Report, 80% of respondents stated that they “want to go back to school or to receive additional training to increase their education and skill level to increase their employability” (Acuña & Erlenbusch). In order to address this need, benefits available to residents experiencing homelessness should include an educational component. Should residents experiencing homelessness

According to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, homelessness is defined in four different broad sections. Individuals who are living in an area that's not suitable for human life, who are losing current housing, families with children that are unofficially sheltered, and individuals who are fleeing domestic violence. The government should take the time to support the homeless, either financially or mentally. Second chances gives a sense of hope and spirit. If everyone lived life, made mistakes, without some way to fix it, there would be no lessons to learn in life.

Homelessness is increasing more every year. In fact, according to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, over 640,000 people experience homelessness every

The unemployed and homeless families play a part in our struggling society. Children from these families are more likely to have health issues and not attend school regularly. They are more likely to have emotional and behavioral problems, as well as, learning disabilities. If their families find jobs, they are usually the jobs that are eliminated first when the economy is not doing very well. The McKinney-Vento Act passed in 1987 made schools provide protection to children who are in this situation. The McKinney-Veto Act raised school attendance from 25% to 85%.