5 ways to communicate with families experiencing, at risk for homelessness

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COVID has compounded challenges in outreach to those least capable of maintaining internet connectivity to participate fully in schooling, and innovative outreach strategies may be needed.

Communication is crucial where the digital divide is most prevalent.

And the digital divide is very real, says Melissa Douglas, the homeless education liaison for Kansas City (Mo.) Public Schools. While the Office of Students in Transition is well-suited to address issues concerning student homelessness, she says, response to the novel coronavirus pandemic has compounded challenges in outreach to those least capable of maintaining internet connectivity to participate fully in schooling. See Section 722(g)(1)(I) and Section 725(1) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. […]

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