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Making Student Status Determinations for Unaccompanied Homeless Youth:
Eligibility Tool for Financial Aid Administrators
This form, developed collaboratively by the National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) and the External link: This link will take you to a non-NCHE webpage or document*','#ccffff')";>National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth (NAEHCY), is to be completed by a college financial aid administrator (FAA) who is evaluating a students eligibility for independent student status. It provides guidance to assist FAAs in making a determination if a student seeking independent student status as an unaccompanied homeless youth comes to the attention of a FAA when a determination by a local liaison or shelter is not available. Download the form. Summary of the State of Research on the Relationship Between Homelessness and Academic Achievement Among School-Aged Children and Youth
The purpose of this publication is to provide an overview of research that studies the relationship between homelessness and academic achievement among school-aged children and youth in the United States. For readers interested in conducting research on the education of homeless children and youth, this publication (1) provides context on child, youth, and family homelessness from the late 1980s to the present; (2) summarizes policies and practices that link homeless children and youth to educational supports and services; (3) provides an overview of selected research studies that examine the relationship between homelessness and academic achievement; (4) describes commonly utilized methodologies and challenges in conducting research on homeless and highly mobile populations; and (5) offers direction for further research. Download the publication. NCHE Recorded Webinar: Supporting Unaccompanied Homeless Youth in Accessing Higher Education
This webinar, recorded on December 8, 2011, provides important information about Higher Education Act provisions allowing unaccompanied homeless youth to apply for federal financial aid for college as independent students. Topics include: a brief primer on the McKinney-Vento Act and unaccompanied homeless youth, determining independent student status for unaccompanied homeless youth filling out the FAFSA, and building community collaboration to support unaccompanied homeless college students View the External link: This link will take you to a non-NCHE webpage or document*','#ccffff')";>recorded webinar.
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