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Presenters: Ms. Tracy Brinkleyand
Dr. Barbara Armstrong
ObjectivesTo introduce the great small town of
Thomasville, NC and its challenges developing an innovative educational awareness program about M-V students for the school and community thus creating transparency
To identify processes and procedures for an effective school and church partnership
To understand and embrace the political realities regarding the state of homelessness
The Big Chair
School Officials
Homelessness 101
September 30,2009Administrators Extraordinaire
What, then, is Homelessness?
Homelessness is the condition of not having a fixed, stable, regular and adequate nighttime residence
REASONSHOUSINGUNEMPLOYMENTPOVERTY
Where are they?Doubled upCarsTrailer parksBridgesAbandoned homes
School BarriersUnable to meet enrollment requirements (proof
of residence, legal guardianship, school and health records)
Lack of transportationLack of school supplies and clothing
M-VMcKinney-Vento (Homeless Assistance Act)—
1987Reauthorized in NCLB in 2001Requires:*students can remain in one school and begin
attending immediately even if cannot produce normally required documents, such as birth certificates, proof of guardianship, proof of residency, shot records
What do Displaced families look like
84% are female headed29% of adults in homeless families work42% of children in homeless families are
under age 6By age 12, 83% of homeless children have
been exposed to at least one serious violent event
Homeless students are sick 4x more often
Cont’d16% of homeless preschoolers exhibit severe
aggression and hostility85% regularly attend school48% are proficient in reading43% are proficient in math
TCS STATS58 STUDENTS IDENTIFIED IN 2008-200954 OF THE 58--------LIVING DOUBLED UP2 OF THE 58----------LIVING IN CARS, PARKS,
CAMPGROUNDS, SUBSTANDARD HOUSING2 OF THE 58----------LIVING IN Hotels/Motels
The Paradox85% free and reduced lunch
TPS-----------30LDES---------15TMS----------12THS-----------01
Possible IdentifiersTardinessSleeping in classFew changes of clothes and/or unclean
clothesSudden change in behavior and/or
performanceConstant change in how get homeHomework, if done, is lost or crumpled
Project Divine Interruption
Memorial United Methodist Church
Love Poster
Separation of Church and State
Non-IssueNon-Issue
The Divine Ride
Federal Strategic Plan 2010Goal 1: To end chronic homelessness in five
(5) yearsGoal 2: To prevent and end homelessness
among veterans in five (5) yearsGoal 3: To prevent and end homelessness for
families, youth, and children in ten (10) yearsGoal 4: To end all types of homelessness
VisionNo one should experience homelessness and no
one should be without a safe, stable place to call home
"This Christmas, take something valuable out of a box.“
"You're riding in what thousands of kids call home."
"You're not the only one worried about how much you'll eat over the Holidays."
"What you and I do not know about homelessness, over 1 million U.S. children do."
"No child should be tucked into a car at night.“
Local and Federal Strategic Plans
Reality CheckGrass Roots
Strong beginning
Greater Roots
PDI enveloping state and national effortsEmbrace and coordinate services with state
and national audiences
Pair and Share
How do you see the PDI efforts in a small town called Thomasville being duplicated and/or modified in your local community?
Pair and Share
What barriers do you see in your community with implementing
PDI?
How could you address those barriers?
Contact InformationMs. Tracy BrinkleyCommunity Volunteer and ActivistEmail: [email protected]: 336-880-5875Dr. Barbara ArmstrongDistrict Homeless Liaison, Thomasville City
SchoolsEmail: [email protected]: 336-474-4238