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Rural Transportation for Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness

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Cover page of the NCHE brief titled "Rural Transportation for Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness." The page shows the National Center for Homeless Education logo on the left and a photo of a yellow bus driving on a rural highway with mesas in the background on the right. Below are text sections summarizing strategies to improve rural transportation access and a sidebar defining homelessness under the McKinney-Vento Act.

Rural Transportation for Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness

This brief offers practical strategies to enhance transportation access for children and youth experience homelessness (CYEH) in rural communities, where vast geographic distances, limited public transportation, and infrastructure challenges create unique barriers to educational stability. The resource outlines how state coordinators, local liaisons, and transportation leaders can establish robust partnerships, capitalize on federal and local funding streams, and implement adaptable, cost-effective solutions to ensure consistent transportation services. The appendix offers an extensive of transportation strategies compiled from field experts specifically designed for rural school districts.

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Date Published: January 2026

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Northwest Michigan and the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program

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Northwest Michigan and the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program

Rural YHDP sites, especially those with BoS projects and multiple school districts or LEAs, face unique challenges with involving educational partners as well as ensuring youth and young adults (YYAs) experiencing homelessness are connected to or remained engaged in educational services. Nevertheless, many rural YHDPs have developed practical and creative approaches to engage stakeholders and make the best use of resources available across their geographic regions. The YHDP in Northwest Michigan offers strategies for integrating LEAs and service providers into an interagency partnership that provides services for YYAs experiencing homelessness in the five-county geographic area covered by the YHDP.

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Published October 2022

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NW Michigan and the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Project

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NW Michigan and the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Project

YHDP communities are charged with developing a Coordinated Community Plan (CCP) to prevent and end youth and young adult (YYA) homelessness that engages stakeholders from a myriad of systems, including housing, education, employment, child welfare, juvenile justice, and behavioral health. Rural YHDP sites, especially those with BoS projects and multiple school districts or LEAs, face unique challenges with involving educational partners as well as ensuring youth and young adults (YYAs) experiencing homelessness are connected to or remained engaged in educational services.

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Published 2019

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