NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTH
13570 GROVE DRIVE NO 302, MAPLE GROVE, MN 55311 www.naehcy.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTH (NAEHCY) IS A NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATION DEDICATED TO ENSURING EDUCATIONAL EQUITY AND EXCELLENCE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.WE PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SHARE BEST-PRACTICE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF INDIVIDUALS, AGENCIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF CHILDREN.WE SUPPORT STATE AND FEDERAL ADMINISTRATORS, HOMELESS LIAISONS, EDUCATORS, COMMUNITY SERVICE PROVIDERS, ADVOCATES, PARENTS AND YOUTH. WE COLLABORATE WITH PARTNERS TO ADVOCATE FOR POLICY CHANGE TO ENSURE ALL CHILDREN AND YOUTH SUCCEED IN SCHOOL.

TO PROMOTE ACTIVITIES THAT WILL IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS THE EDUCATIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS OF HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTH.

RAISING AWARENESS/ PUBLIC EDUCATIONCHILDREN AND YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ARE INVISIBLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND THROUGHOUT OUR NATION. THEY SUFFER OUT OF SIGHT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, POLICYMAKERS, AND EVEN SCHOOL PERSONNEL. LEFT UNADDRESSED, THIS LACK OF AWARENESS CONTRIBUTES TO MISUNDERSTANDING AND INACTION, CREATING BARRIERS TO SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS.NAEHCY RAISED AWARENESS AND EDUCATED THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE SCOPE, CAUSES, AND CONSEQUENCES OF CHILD AND YOUTH HOMELESSNESS, AS DESCRIBED BELOW:NAEHCY WAS CITED AS SOURCES IN MORE THAN 70 MEDIA STORIES IN PRINT AND RADIO.TRAINING/TECHNICAL ASSISTANCEMANY FEDERAL LAWS PROVIDE IMPORTANT PROTECTIONS FOR EDUCATIONAL ACCESS, STABILITY, AND SERVICES, FROM EARLY CHILDHOOD THROUGH HIGHER EDUCATION. SCHOOL DISTRICTS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ARE OFTEN UNAWARE OF THESE LAWS, AND/OR NEED ASSISTANCE TO LEARN HOW TO IMPLEMENT THEM TO HELP HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTH.NAEHCY PROVIDES TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH PARTICIPATION AT STATE AND NATIONAL CONFERENCES, CONDUCTING WEBINARS, AND RESPONDING TO THOUSANDS OF EMAIL AND PHONE REQUESTS ANNUALLY FOR HELP. IN ADDITION, WE PUBLISH DOCUMENTS AND REPORTS TO HELP THOSE ON THE FRONT LINES BETTER ASSIST HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTH. IN 2018, NAEHCY:HOSTED THE LARGEST NATIONAL CONFERENCE TO DATE ON THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN HOMELESS SITUATIONS, PROVIDING OVER 80 CONCURRENT SESSIONS WITH OVER 1,700 ATTENDEES FROM ACROSS THE NATION.CONDUCTED TRAININGS AND WEBINARS ON HIGHER EDUCATION ACCESS FOR HOMELESS YOUTH AT NATIONAL, REGIONAL, AND STATE CONFERENCES.UPDATED SEVERAL FACT SHEETS ON YOUNG CHILDREN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, INCLUDING A REVIEW OF RELEVANT FEDERAL POLICY. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SUMMARYEACH YEAR, NAEHCY CAREFULLY REVIEWS SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS AND SELECTS STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE U.S. TO BECOME NAEHCY SCHOLARS. IN ADDITION TO A SMALL SCHOLARSHIP TO DEFRAY THE COSTS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, NAEHCY SCHOLARS RECEIVE CASE MANAGEMENT AND OTHER SUPPORTS THROUGHOUT THEIR HIGHER EDUCATION. DURING THE LAST 12 MONTHS, NAEHCY HAS PROUDLY CELEBRATED SCHOLAR GRADUATIONS FROM THEIR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES!IN 2018 NAEHCY PROVIDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO 5 STUDENTS WHO WERE EMBARKING ON THEIR HIGHER EDUCATION JOURNEY.

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