S3 E15: Expanding Opportunities for Homeless Students with Erin Patterson of SchoolHouse Connection

Dec 25 2023 • 37 mins

Erin Patterson is the Director of Education Initiatives with SchoolHouse Connection. In this episode, Erin illuminates what makes SchoolHouse Connection the nation’s leading expert on the early care and education of children and youth experiencing homelessness. Listeners learn how SchoolHouse Connection supports infants, toddlers, and pregnant and expectant parents, along with statistics and consequences children struggle with when experiencing homelessness. Erin inspires through her mission to overcome homelessness through education and works to expand opportunities for the most underserved students – those experiencing homelessness, in foster care, and in the juvenile justice system.

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Learn More:

New Data Show Dramatic Increase in Families and Youth in Homeless Shelters, Even While Dramatically Undercounting Families and Youth Experiencing Homelessness: https://schoolhouseconnection.org/2023-hud-data/
Infants and Toddlers Experiencing Homelessness: Prevalence and Access to Early Learning Across Twenty States: https://schoolhouseconnection.org/infant-and-toddler-homelessness/
New Federal Guidance Urges Expediting ARP-HCY Funds. Now What? https://schoolhouseconnection.org/expediting-arp-hcy-funds/

Connect and Learn with Erin & SchoolHouse Connection:

at SchoolHouse Connection’s website
on Twitter: SHC & Erin Patterson
on Instagram: SHC & Erin Patterson
on LinkedIn: SHC & Erin Patterson
on Threads: SHC
on Facebook: SHC
on TikTok: SHC
on YouTube: SHC

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