Online ISSN: 2325-7466
2006
Triannual
National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET)
United States

Articles

Educational Implications for Children in Homeless Shelters and Beyond: Implications for All Educators and Child Advocates

  • Sadia Warsi, Ph. D. (Author)
  • Dorota Celinska, Ph. D. (Author)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.64546/jaasep.7
Abstract
Research has estimated that there are about two million homeless children in the country (Nunez, 1994; Whitlock, 1994). According to the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, one of the most recognized organizations devoted to homelessness in Chicago, homelessness is on the rise. Between 1998 and 2002, emergency warming center beds for families in Chicago increased from 150 to 565, and emergency beds for single women increased from 40 to 170. Compared to the previous year, Chicago in 2001 had a 22 percent increase in requests for emergency shelter and a 35 percent increase in requests for shelter by families. Furthermore, it has been documented that upon leaving a Chicago transitional shelter (four-month program), only 17.5 percent of the residents have been able access permanent housing. Importantly, recent surveys of shelters in Illinois reported an 80 percent increase in family homelessness in the city, the result that supports the assumption that women and children significantly impacted by the recent increases in homelessness (Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, 2004).
Keywords
Teacher Student Relationship, Federal Legislation, Children, At Risk Students, Emergent Literacy, Family Relationship
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Warsi, S., & Celinska, D. (2006). Educational Implications for Children in Homeless Shelters and Beyond: Implications for All Educators and Child Advocates. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 1(2), 26-35. https://doi.org/10.64546/jaasep.7

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