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Implementing Social Media & Outreach Strategies in Your McKinney-Vento Program: Tips & Best Practices

Implementing Social Media & Outreach Strategies in Your McKinney-Vento Program: Tips & Best Practices

This NCHE Webinar will:

  • Deepen understanding of the communications landscape to include digital and print media and assess communication needs and capacity for starting and maintaining a communication presence to determine possibilities for outreach.
  • Review the federal law language requiring outreach and coordination efforts for SEAs and LEAs.
  • Demonstrate first hand examples of best practices in action about the use and effectiveness of social media and outreach methods from three states (Montana, Nevada, and Pennsylvania) who will share their experiences using various outreach methods including social media to help elevate the requirements in the federal law and to assist with training, communication, and identification efforts in their states.
  • Highlight NCHE resources to support this work.

Presenters: NCHE Staff
Date recorded: February 1, 2023
Length: 48 minutes

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Social Media and Outreach Strategies Tipsheet

Social Media and Outreach Strategies Tipsheet

The “Social Media and Outreach Strategies Tip Sheet” is designed to illuminate the ways in which State coordinators (SCs) and local liaisons (LLs) can effectively leverage social media and novel outreach methodologies. The ultimate goal of the tip sheet is to heighten these practitioners’ ability to influence and make a more profound impact on the lives of children, youth, and families experiencing homelessness.

This tip sheet will help SCs and LLs:

  • Analyze their primary audiences by thoroughly assessing their audience’s needs and the most effective avenues for reaching them.
  • Develop a comprehensive understanding of the communication landscape, highlighting the advantages and potential challenges associated with various platforms or tools.
  • Assess the most relevant resources to enhance their outreach strategies.

Click here for Social Media Tip Sheet Part 1

Published September 2023

Click here for Social Media Tip Sheet Part 2

Published November 2023