/tags/homeless-youth Homeless Youth en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Thu, 21 Nov 2024 18:09:45 GMT /education/2024-11-21/missed-deadline-spend-federal-funds-homeless-students-lose-out-services States had until the end of September to distribute federal rescue funds to school districts to help students struggling with housing get equal access to education. Barring extensions, most states will leave money on the table — including several in the Midwest. Thu, 21 Nov 2024 18:09:45 GMT /education/2024-11-21/missed-deadline-spend-federal-funds-homeless-students-lose-out-services Kavahn Mansouri /education/2024-10-09/hidden-population-homeless-students-midwest-school-services The Midwest Newsroom and its partners found that homeless students eligible for enrollment, transportation and academic support in most rural school districts are not getting these services because the districts are undercounting students without stable housing and not applying for available funds. Wed, 09 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /education/2024-10-09/hidden-population-homeless-students-midwest-school-services Kavahn Mansouri, Daniel Wheaton /education/2022-11-18/st-louis-public-schools-hands-out-thanksgiving-food-for-families-without-stable-housing The district has thousands of students who lack stable housing. Events like these are part of an effort to reach families and break down stigma. Fri, 18 Nov 2022 21:40:58 GMT /education/2022-11-18/st-louis-public-schools-hands-out-thanksgiving-food-for-families-without-stable-housing Kate Grumke /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-08-03/from-dutchtowns-melvin-theatre-restoration-house-stl-helps-homeless-young-adults Restoration House STL provides age-appropriate mentoring and services for young adults 18 to 25. In June, the faith-based nonprofit opened its first “success center,” also called the Rock, in Dutchtown’s historic Melvin Theatre. Tue, 03 Aug 2021 21:00:38 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-08-03/from-dutchtowns-melvin-theatre-restoration-house-stl-helps-homeless-young-adults Lara Hamdan /government-politics-issues/2021-07-26/new-law-aims-to-help-get-more-services-to-homeless-teens-in-missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed legislation altering when providers are mandated to report child abuse, stating that the fact that a teen is unaccompanied is, in and of itself, not sufficient basis anymore. Mon, 26 Jul 2021 17:07:59 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-07-26/new-law-aims-to-help-get-more-services-to-homeless-teens-in-missouri Rebecca Rivas /government-politics-issues/2021-04-25/demand-surges-at-st-louis-city-shelter-for-homeless-youth-more-than-weve-ever-seen Since the pandemic began, the number of teens and young adults waiting for a shelter bed at Covenant House Missouri in St. Louis has more than doubled — and many are experiencing homelessness for the first time. Sun, 25 Apr 2021 13:50:01 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-04-25/demand-surges-at-st-louis-city-shelter-for-homeless-youth-more-than-weve-ever-seen Shahla Farzan /education/2019-11-18/jennings-school-district-replaces-taxi-cabs-with-minivans-to-get-homeless-kids-to-school Jennings school students who are homeless and need a ride to school are arriving the way many suburban kids do: by minivan.The small north St. Louis… Mon, 18 Nov 2019 19:39:56 GMT /education/2019-11-18/jennings-school-district-replaces-taxi-cabs-with-minivans-to-get-homeless-kids-to-school Ryan Delaney /education/2019-03-21/getting-to-school-is-a-long-and-winding-road-for-a-homeless-student-like-angelina There’s a late-winter chill in the house. A space heater is trying to do the work of a busted furnace. Angelina rubs the sleep out of her eyes as her mom… Thu, 21 Mar 2019 09:51:38 GMT /education/2019-03-21/getting-to-school-is-a-long-and-winding-road-for-a-homeless-student-like-angelina Ryan Delaney /2019-02-27/an-illinois-law-aims-to-help-homeless-students-is-it-enough Last summer, Chantil was forced to leave the townhome she shared with her two daughters and her mother in Des Plaines. (We’re withholding Chantil’s last... Thu, 28 Feb 2019 02:52:04 GMT /2019-02-27/an-illinois-law-aims-to-help-homeless-students-is-it-enough Lee V. Gaines /health-science-environment/2018-05-09/st-louis-gets-2nd-housing-program-for-homeless-young-adults St. Lazare House, a permanent housing program in St. Louis, aims at giving older, homeless young adults with mental health needs a chance at stability.The… Wed, 09 May 2018 22:03:31 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-05-09/st-louis-gets-2nd-housing-program-for-homeless-young-adults Marissanne Lewis-Thompson