My public librarian friends pointed me to this website, and soon to be published book, on serving the house-less and home-less community:
Librarian’s Guide to Homelessness
The book will be published by the American Library Association (ALA).
There has been a recent slew of articles and editorials on homelessness in Oregon, but this editorial stands out – and not just as a reminder that Street Roots is always worth reading.
The editorial needs a few footnotes, specifically citations to sections of the Oregon Constitution and other laws that are referenced. But their absence doesn’t take away from the gist.
“Portland Business Alliance: We can do better than this,” by Israel Bayer, Street Roots editorial, 15 July 2015
Gallagher Blogs, July 2, 2014, post: Educating Homeless Kids:
“Nearly a quarter of homeless people are children.* Over a million children were homeless at the start of the 2010-2011 school year. And being homeless can make it tough to get an education. To address some of the problems, the McKinney- Vento Homeless Assistance Act (1987) set up the Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program.
The ABA Commission on Homelessness and Poverty just published “Educating Children Without Housing: A Primer on Legal Requirements and Implementation Strategies for Educators, Advocates and Policymakers” …. [Link to full Gallagher Blogs post.]
Oregon Legal Research Blog