ERIC Number: ED639907
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Sep
Pages: 8
Abstractor: ERIC
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Supporting LGBTQI+ Students Experiencing Homelessness: Spotlight on ARP-HCY Funding for Implementation
National Center for Homeless Education
In March, 2021, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP), within the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) fund to address the specific and urgent needs of children and youth experiencing homelessness. U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona emphasized that services provided under the ARP-HCY program should specifically include children and youth experiencing homelessness who are members of historically underserved populations, including LGBTQI+ youth. This National Center for Homeless Education brief: (1) illustrates the critical need to provide wraparound supports for LGBTQI+1 youth at risk of or experiencing homelessness; (2) spotlights how one local educational agency (LEA) is using American Rescue Plan Act-Homeless Children and Youth (ARP-HCY) funding to support LGBTQI+ youth at risk of or experiencing homelessness; and (3) explores promising practices for expanding LEA capacity to meet the needs of LGBTQI+ youth at risk of or experiencing homelessness.
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Emergency Programs, COVID-19, Pandemics, LGBTQ People, At Risk Students, Access to Education, Equal Education, Student Needs, Partnerships in Education, Agency Cooperation, Sustainability, Outreach Programs, School Community Relationship
National Center for Homeless Education. 5900 Summit Avenue #201, Brown's Summit, NC 27214. Tel: 800-308-2145; Fax: 336-315-7457; e-mail: homeless@serve.org; Web site: https://nche.ed.gov/
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
Sponsor: Department of Education (ED)
Authoring Institution: National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE)
Identifiers - Location: New Jersey
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: American Rescue Plan Act 2021
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