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Homeless Education

This page provides information and resources for homeless children and youths and their right to enroll, attend, participate fully, and succeed in school.

Room in the Inn

Room in the Inn’s mission is to provide programs that emphasize human development and recovery through education, self-help and work, centered in community and long-term support for those who call the streets of Nashville home.

StandUp For Kids

StandUp For Kids is a nationally recognized non-profit charity that works directly with thousands of homeless youth across the country. They remain a nearly all-volunteer organization that prioritizes the needs of the youth we serve. Simply put, they are there to empower homeless and at-risk youth toward lifelong personal growth, and to create in these youth a sincere belief in themselves through open, straightforward counseling, mentoring, and life-skills training.

National Coalition for the Homeless

The National Coalition for the Homeless is a national network of people who are currently experiencing or who have experienced homelessness, activists and advocates, community-based and faith-based service providers, and others committed to a single mission: To prevent and end homelessness while ensuring the immediate needs of those experiencing homelessness are met and their civil rights protected.

The Trevor Project

The Trevor Project is the leading national organization focused on crisis and suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth.

Voices from the Street: A Survey of Homeless Youth by Their Peers

The California Research Bureau summarizes findings from interviews with homeless youth regarding their living arrangements, needs, and hopes for policy change.

Using the CACFP Program for Children in Homeless Shelters

The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) offers reimbursements for shelters that provide meals to homeless children. Contact information for each state’s CACFP-related agency is included.

Runaway Homeless Youth Training and Technical Assistance Center – Resource Page

RHYTTAC’s resource library with various information sheets, tips, guides and more for educators, families, and runaway and homeless youth. All resources cover topics spanning from positive youth Development, best practices in LGBTQ homeless youth, and more.

Programs and Resources for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care

This list includes regional and nationwide support organizations for youth that age out of foster care.

National Runaway Switchboard

Youth can call 1-800-RUNAWAY for assistance. The National Runaway Switchboard also offers resources for parents and educators, including a comprehensive curriculum to help runaway and at-risk youth make healthy and safe choices.

Homeless and Runaway Youth

NCSL stands for National Conference of State Legislature, a website that includes general information, recent studies and solutions on various social related issues such as homeless and runaway youth, drug abuse and others.