“A new report from the Institute for Children, Poverty and Homelessness found that 1 in 3 high school students in New York City that has attempted suicide is homeless and over 40 percent of homeless teens struggle with depression, a rate 12 percentage points higher than their housed peers.” Read the full article. The post First Focus: Bill Reintroduction is a Victory for 1.2 Million Homeless Kids appeared first on Institute for Children, Poverty & Homelessness ..read more

“The number of homeless public school students has hit a record high in recent years, and their unstable living conditions are putting their lives at risk, a new report concludes. The report, “More Than a Place to Sleep,” examined the effects of homelessness on teenagers ― and found that homeless high schoolers are more likely than their housed peers to attempt suicide, experience intimate partner violence and suffer from preventable but serious health issues.” Read the full article. The post Huffington Post: Homeless Teens Are 3 Times More Likely To Attempt Suicide, Be Hurt By Par ..read more

“Texas ranks third in the country for the highest number of homeless students in public schools, and research suggests these kids fall behind academically because they’re prone to more health problems. The study from the Institute for Children, Poverty and Homelessness ties homelessness and health to school performance. For example, in districts with more homeless kids than average, about one-third of third graders can read proficiently. In districts with a below-average homeless rate, more kids can read – almost half of those measured.” Read the full article. The post KERA News ..read more

“New York City’s homeless high school students face a daunting array of health risks, including asthma attacks, unplanned pregnancies and self-harm, according to a study to be released Monday by the Institute for Children, Poverty and Homelessness.” Read the full article. The post POLITICO New York: New York City’s homeless high schoolers face daunting health risks appeared first on Institute for Children, Poverty & Homelessness ..read more

“Illustrating the liberal mindset of fighting poverty, previous HUD Secretary Julian Castro asked Congress for $11 billion to create a new entitlement for this program. To justify this request, Mr. Castro pointed to a massive HUD report that nobody has time to read. Someone did read it — the Institute for Children, Poverty and Homelessness — which concluded, “Definitive answers were nowhere to be found” regarding Rapid Rehousing’s results. So much for the brilliance of public policy practitioners.” Read the full article. The post Washington Times: A healer for housing appea ..read more

“The number of students in New York City public schools who experienced homelessness between the 2010-11 and 2014-15 school years is larger than the size of the Boston and Seattle school systems combined. A 2016 study by the Institute for Children, Poverty and Homelessness found that 127,000 of the city’s 1.1 million public school students have been homeless at some point during those five years.” Read the full article. The post Our Town: Homeless students spike by 22 percent appeared first on Institute for Children, Poverty & Homelessness ..read more

“Approximately 127,000 students — one in eight — attending New York City public schools in 2014-15 had been homeless at some point during the previous five years, an analysis from the Institute for Children, Poverty & Homelessness finds.” Read the full article. The post Philanthropy News Digest: Atlas of Student Homelessness in New York City appeared first on Institute for Children, Poverty & Homelessness ..read more

“The issue was highlighted this week when the Institute for Children, Poverty and Homelessness (ICPH) released an interactive map on neighborhoods with the highest percent of homeless students. The map was part of a report that found Bedford-Stuyvesant and Brownsville had percentages of 15.2% within their school districts (District 23 and 16).” Read the full article. The post Patch: Bed-Stuy’s Student Homelessness Problem: Politicians Weigh In appeared first on Institute for Children, Poverty & Homelessness ..read more

“Fewer Queens students have experienced homelessness than in other parts of the city, but pockets of the borough still have a high rate of pupils without permanent residences, according to a new report. The Institute for Children, Poverty and Homelessness said one in eight children in city public schools have experienced homelessness within the past five years. The report used data from the 2014-15 school year.” Read the full article.   The post Queens Chronicle: Fewer kids homeless in Queens schools appeared first on Institute for Children, Poverty & Homelessness ..read more

“As student homelessness continues to grow nationwide, the Institute for Children, Poverty, and Homelessness (ICPH) has launched a new, free interactive data tool to inform educators, service providers, and policy makers about data concerning homeless students in New York City.” Read the full article. The post Bronx Chronicle: New Interactive Map of Student Homelessness Now Available appeared first on Institute for Children, Poverty & Homelessness ..read more