First Focus

Press Releases

1. Schools Continue to Experience Increased Enrollment of Homeless Students [July 27, 2010]

In the News

1. "A Critical Moment: Child and Youth Homelessness In Our Nations Schools" [January 28, 2011]
2. At a Desk, but Without a Home: Homeless Students in Public Schools [January 28, 2011]
3. Hope for students without homes [January 28, 2011]
4. Schools report surge in homeless students [January 28, 2011]
5. New Study Suggests More Indiana Children are Now Homeless [January 25, 2011]
6. Schools See Spike In Homelessness [January 25, 2011]
7. Homeless Indiana Students up 26 percent since 2006-07 [January 25, 2011]
8. Homeless Ind. Students up 26 Percent Since 2006-07 [January 24, 2011]

Top of Our List

1. Turning Around the Child Homelessness Epidemic [November 28, 2011]
2. The Changing Face of Homelessness in America [November 2, 2011]
3. New Policy Brief Offers Guidance on an Integrated Strategy for Homeless Youth and Children [October 27, 2011]
4. Tough Times Call for Tough Decisions for Families Living in Poverty [September 29, 2011]
5. Homeless in Seattle [October 11, 2010]
6. Equity in Education: Challenges in Meeting Specific Needs of English Learners and Homeless Youth [September 29, 2010]

Events

1. America's 1.6 Million Homeless Children: A Panel Discussion [September 5, 2012]

Library Items: Reports

1. A Critical Moment: Child & Youth Homelessness in Our Nation's Schools [July 27, 2010]
2. The Impact of the Mortgage Crisis on Children [March 15, 2010]

Library Items: Fact Sheets

1. Housing for Children in the President's FY2014 Budget [April 29, 2013]
2. Children’s Housing in the President’s FY 2013 Budget [March 1, 2012]
3. Policy Recommendations: Housing Stability [November 16, 2010]