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VCOE Homeless Education Program News

March 3, 2025

This newsletter is published by the Homeless Education Program

at the Ventura County Office of Education (VCOE).

Often Overlooked but Not Unseen

A new brief from the UCLA Center for Transformation of Schools uncovers the urgent needs of these underserved populations, highlighting the systemic barriers they encounter, from poverty and language barriers to neighborhood violence and childhood trauma. An overview of highly mobile youth in the U.S. There were nearly 2 million highly mobile youth in the United States in the 2021-22 school year. These youth include those experiencing homelessness, in foster care, migratory students, and those involved in the juvenile legal system.

READ THE REPORT

VENTURA COUNTY HOUSING RIGHTS WORKSHOPS

Tenant Workshop #2, Oxnard

Tuesday, March 18, 2025, 6pm to 8pm - English/Spanish FLYER


PART ONE REGISTRATION
PART TWO REGISTRATION
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I will be tabling at this event - If anyone wants to join me!

DID YOU MISS IT

DATA & DONUTS DataQuest and Dashboard Updates: 2023-24 Insights

SHC Federal Policy Update: Early Actions and Effective Responses

HETAC Navigating Education for Unaccompanied Youth Facing Homelessness

Learning Links

Video: Don't Quit on Me

Video: Early Childhood Programs in Ventura County

Podcast: Finding the Road Home

Factsheet: 2025 Fact Sheet: Educating Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness

Article: Homeless Shelters

New State Website: Accountability related to housing issues in CA


MARCH HAPPINESS CALENDAR

QUOTE for the MONTH:

Zoologist and primatologist Jane Goodall on making a difference:

"The greatest danger to our future is apathy. We can't all save the world in a dramatic way, but we can each make our small difference, and together those small differences add up. Every single person makes an impact on the planet every single day. The question is: What kind of impact do you want to make?" Source: Reason for Hope (paraphrased)

Respectfully,                                                                                              

Cathi Nye

Coordinator, Homeless Education Program

cnye@vcoe.org | 805.437.1559

LOTS OF RESOURCES ON THE WEBSITE

https://www.vcoe.org/Special-Populations/Homeless-Education-Program

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