52,347 children and youth identified as homeless

And, yes, there are more homeless children & youth this year than last year.

Federal Administration Proposes Changes to Head Start's Support for Children Experiencing Homelessness

Families and Youth Gain New Supports

10,880 Children Identified

There are solutions ...

The House FY2027 bill maintains EHCY funding but cuts Title I by $1.9 billion. Here's what's in the bill and what comes next.

A Look at Homeless Housing Capacity and Eviction Filings and Rates.

An Estimated 2,299 Young Children Served in Suburban Homeless Housing Programs

The Children’s Work Group Early Childhood Conference (CWGEC), a learning community that brings together professionals from many systems engaging with young children experiencing homelessness, includin...

New paper on role of educators at the housing table

Don't know that answer -- yet! Lets talk about it.

An exciting development!

A Curated List

Increases in the number of students identified and served

New Tools for Advocates and System Leadership

National prediction on reducation of housing for disabled & formerly homeless persons in Pennsylvania

U.S. Labor Department to manage homeless education work

Full report coming next week

Please sign our petition to Pennsylvania's Congressional Delegation to reinstate the recently terminated staff of the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. According to SchoolHouse Connectio...

Please sign our petition to Pennsylvania's Congressional Delegation to reinstate the recently terminated staff of the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. According to SchoolHouse Connectio...

86% Increase Since 2015 - WHY?????

50,030 children and youth were identified as homeless throughout the Commonwealth in School Year (SY) 2023-24, according to reports from the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE).

13% Increase in the number of children since School Year (SY) 2020

Educators say the cuts will hit already vulnerable low-income, unhoused, disabled, migrant and refugee students hardest.

The Senate Committee rejects EHCY elimination, preserving $129M in funding. Learn what’s next and what else is included in the FY2026 education bill.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon is expected to move quickly now that the Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to continue unwinding her department.

Pennsylvania is one of the states.

Responding to a recent posting on SchoolHouse Connection's Infant-Toddler Report

Access to affordable housing remains a top priority in addressing families’ health, well-being, and overall economic stability.

Barbara Duffield, Executive Director SchoolHouse Connection United States Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health & Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies United St...

Child and youth homelessness in Pennsylvania has grown to crisis proportions over the past few years, with 46,714 children and youth identified as homeless in 2023. Despite this unprecedented increase...

Request PDF | Family homelessness as a context of risk to health and development. | Family homelessness represents a context of considerable risk for healthy child development. Numerous studies since ...