Tag: #highereducation

Increasing Access to Higher Education for Unaccompanied Homeless Youth: Information for Colleges and Universities

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Increasing Access to Higher Education for Unaccompanied Homeless Youth: Information for Colleges and Universities

Many unaccompanied homeless youth have higher education aspirations, but find the barriers to enrollment and attendance to be overwhelming. This NCHE brief provides a better understanding of unaccompanied homeless youth and the educational and other challenges they face, a summary of federal education legislation that gives unaccompanied homeless youth access to important educational supports, and samples of promising practices implemented by high schools, colleges, and universities to assist unaccompanied homeless youth in succeeding in college.

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Published Spring 2012

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Education Goals and Supports: A Guided Discussion Tool

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Education Goals and Supports: A Guided Discussion Tool

This tool may be used by service providers working with youth and young adults (YYA) experiencing homelessness to guide YYA clients through a discussion of their interests and skills. It asks questions to help determine the client’s interest in pursuing education, provides online resources to help the client explore education and career pathways and determine possible pathway options in areas of interest, includes information on how to pay for higher education, and recommends next steps towards the client’s goals.

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Published 2021

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