How We Count Youth and Family Homelessness in America

On the week’s episode, SchoolHouse Connection founder Barbara Duffield joins to discuss the different approaches the U.S. government has for tallying youth and family homelessness. We also discussed recent Trump policy announcements around the McKinney-Vento program and Head Start, and why she thinks these issues would be best handled by the Department of Health and Human Services. 

Barbara Duffield is the founder and executive director of SchoolHouse Connection. She was the Director of Education for the National Coalition for the Homeless from 1994 to 2003.

Reading Room

Missing the Point: When Media, Advocates, and Policymakers Use Data That Exclude Children and Youth
https://schoolhouseconnection.org/article/hud-pit-count-misses-homeless-children-youth

Proposed Head Start Rule Eliminates Critical Protections for Children Experiencing Homelessness
https://schoolhouseconnection.org/article/hud-pit-count-misses-homeless-children-youth