Tag: #collaboration

Research Summary: Homelessness and Education Cross-System Collaboration – Applied Research Summary and Tools

Written by Katy Molony on . Posted in Uncategorized.

Research Summary: Homelessness and Education Cross-System Collaboration – Applied Research Summary and Tools

This NCHE publication provides local homeless education liaisons and homeless service providers with a framework, strategies, and tools for more effective collaboration to improve the academic outcomes, well-being, and lifelong trajectory of young people who have experienced homelessness or trauma. The publication explores a framework for collaboration that accounts for stakeholders’ assumptions, vision, incentives, rules and regulations, organizational cultures, needs, and experiences; and includes resources and tools for practitioners to use in their efforts to collaborate more effectively.

Click here for Full Document

Published December 2015

,

A Guide to Effective Collaborations with Community-Based Organizations to Support Students Experiencing Homelessness

Written by Katy Molony on . Posted in Uncategorized.

A Guide to Effective Collaborations with Community-Based Organizations to Support Students Experiencing Homelessness

This NCHE report is designed for State Coordinators for Homeless Education and local homeless education liaisons as well as community-based organizations that work with youth and young adults experiencing homelessness. The report highlights how collaborating, informally or formally (through contracts or other agreements), with community-based organizations can be an effective strategy for program implementation, describes effective strategies for collaborating with community-based organizations at the state and local levels and includes examples of collaborations between local education agencies and community-based organizations. 

Click here for Full Document

Published September 2023

, ,

Supporting In-School and Out-of-School Youth Experiencing Homelessness Through Education and Workforce Partnerships

Written by Katy Molony on . Posted in Uncategorized.

Supporting In-School and Out-of-School Youth Experiencing Homelessness Through Education and Workforce Partnerships

This NCHE brief provides an overview of education and workforce programs that serve youth experiencing homelessness and suggests strategies for cross-system collaboration among these programs to support youth experiencing homelessness.

Click here for Full Document

Published November 2018

, ,

When Working Together Works: Interagency Collaboration between McKinney-Vento Programs and Homeless Service Providers

Written by Katy Molony on . Posted in Uncategorized.

When Working Together Works: Interagency Collaboration between McKinney-Vento Programs and Homeless Service Providers

This NCHE brief will assist SEA and LEA Education for Homeless Children and Youths (EHCY) program administrators understand the requirements in the McKinney-Vento Act related to collaboration, consider recommendations provided in the 2016 Non-regulatory Guidance; learn practical strategies to make collaborative efforts effective; and provide some basic tips drawn from EHCY State Coordinators and local liaisons along with links to resources.

Click here for Full Document

Published 2019

,

Partnering with School Social Workers brief

Written by Katy Molony on . Posted in Uncategorized.

Partnering with School Social Workers brief

This NCHE brief summarizes the role and expertise of school social workers; describes ways that school social workers can build local homeless liaisons’ capacity to provide wraparound services for children and youth experiencing homelessness; and includes strategies for and examples of successful partnerships between school social workers and local liaisons, as well as between school social workers and community-based organizations.

Click here for Full PDF

Published April 2023

, ,