ICPH February Newsletter

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February began ICPH's exploration of a seldom discussed side of the family homelessness crisis: the rapid rise of student homelessness in rural America. Student homelessness in rural communities grew at nearly four times the national rate, increasing 11% since the 2013–14 school year. Historically, policy responses have leaned toward the predominantly urban homeless student population, often leaving rural homeless students, who face fundamentally different challenges than their non-rural peers, underfunded and underserved. Learn more about rural student homelessness trends in your state, get an overview of the issue with our infographic , and share your perspective by taking a short survey:

Explore Rural Student Homelessness

McKinney-Vento funding helps schools provide important support services to students identified as homeless. But is the method by which funding is allocated fair to rural homeless students?

Explore the new infographic, Rural Homeless Students Not Receiving Their Fair Share of Federal Funding , which examines the disproportionate allocation of McKinney-Vento funds between rural and non-rural school districts.

See the Infographic

When students consistently miss school, it is often a sign that they are experiencing other forms of instability, such as homelessness. How can we use available attendance data to help identify these children and youth in crisis?

Listen to ICPH Senior Policy Analyst Rachel Barth examine the impact of chronic absenteeism on the graduation rates of students experiencing homelessness during the February 26 Education Leads Home webinar.

Watch the Webinar

ICPH in the News

The Problem of Youth Homelessness Is Not the Fault of the Youth, Experts Say

Youth Today

February 25, 2019

Student homelessness growing fastest in rural America, including rural Pennsylvania

Central Penn Parent

March 1, 2019

German TV Segment

Weltspiegel

March 4, 2019

Education Leads Home

The Education Leads Home campaign, a partnership between ICPH, SchoolHouse Connection, Civic Enterprises, and America’s Promise Alliance, released a snapshot of student homelessness across 50 states. The report includes state-level data on student homelessness, showing that New York has the highest rate of student homelessness nationally.

State Snapshots