We've collected all of our policy documents here and provide access to downloadable documents as noted. Search, browse, access and get the facts, stats, and real story behind homelessness.
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Alone After Dark: A Survey of Homeless Youth In Chicago
Author/Creator: Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
Publication date: 1993-01-01
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Enforcing the Educational Rights of Homeless Children and Youth: Focus on Chicago
Author/Creator: Laurene M. Heybach; Stacey E. Platt
Publication date: 1998-05-01
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The obstacles facing homeless children and youth in securing a "free appropriate public education" are truly daunting. The frequent, often forced mobility of homeless families is a major barrier to maintaining their children's attendance at any particular school. The bureaucratic structure of school systems coupled with the multiple demands placed on the parents of homeless children is an additional--sometimes insurmountable--obstacle to school enrollment and attendance. Equally troubling is the prejudice homeless children and youth face in the systems that serve them; such bias often denies them the choices and opportunities afforded other children.
This article is an in-depth look into the struggle to improve educational access for homeless children and youth in Chicago. Because Chicago's school system is both massive and bureaucratic, our hope is that the significant success achieved in Chicago through litigation and advocacy will inspire others to confront and work closely with the schools in their communities. Complete listing and access info » |
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Termination of Older Youth from Foster Care: A Protocol for Illinois
Author/Creator: Laurene Heybach; Stacey Platt
Publication date: 2000-04-01
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National data suggests that young people transitioning from wardship to adulthood experience the expectation of self sufficiency as too fast, unplanned and unexpected, making them feel "dumped" by the system, helpless to take control of their lives, and unhopeful about the future. Id. In Illinois, approximately 2,000 youth spend their seventeenth birthday in foster care. The picture of youth aging out of the system in Illinois is no more hopeful than the national picture, as shown in a recent study of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, in which caseworkers responded to questions about a sampling of 580 older youth living in substitute care. Only 52% of the wards age 18 and older had a high school diploma. Only 12.8% were working full time. Complete listing and access info » |
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The Education of Homeless Children: Rules, Rights and Practical Solutions
Author/Creator: Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
Publication date: 2000-09-01
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Families Hardest Hit: The Impacts of Welfare Reform on Homeless Families
Author/Creator: Julie Dworkin; Karen Blonsky; Christy Lambertson; Anna Kostrzewski
Publication date: 2000-09-01
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A 1999 survey of 481 families living in homeless shelters in Chicago gathered information about the impacts of welfare reform on these families' lives. The results indicate that families are becoming homeless because of changes in welfare law that have led to an increase in lost benefits and a policy of pushing people into work without proper preparation or adequate supports. Complete listing and access info » |
