SCHOOLHOUSE CONNECTION
SCHOOLHOUSE CONNECTION
Washington, DC, US
•
501(c)(3)
•
EIN
81-5042929
•
Alliances & Advocacy
Women Led
LGBTQ+ Led
SCHOOLHOUSE CONNECTION
Washington, DC, US
•
501(c)(3)
•
EIN
81-5042929
•
Alliances & Advocacy
Women Led
LGBTQ+ Led
Programs
PreK-12 Education Support Program
PREK-12PROGRAM GOAL: ALL CHILDREN AND YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ARE IDENTIFIED AND ENROLLED IN SCHOOL (AND IN PRESCHOOL WHERE AVAILABLE), ATTEND REGULARLY, ARE PROFICIENT OR ABOVE IN 3RD GRADE READING, GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL ON PAR WITH NON-HOMELESS STUDENTS, AND ARE INFORMED ABOUT AND PREPARED TO PURSUE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION.PROGRAM ACTIVITIES: IN 2024, SHC HELPED STATE AND LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES EFFECTIVELY USE NEARLY $325 MILLION IN PANDEMIC RECOVERY FUNDS IN NEW WAYS TO INCREASE ATTENDANCE AND SUCCESS FOR OVER ONE MILLION STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. SHC ALSO RELEASED "OVERLOOKED AND ALMOST OUT OF TIME," A REPORT SHOWING THE IMPACT AND REACH OF PANDEMIC-ERA RELIEF FUNDS FOR STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, AS WELL AS THE CHALLENGES THAT PREVENTED SCHOOLS FROM USING THESE FUNDS AT A TIME OF HEIGHTENED NEED. SHC LAUNCHED A NEW PROJECT IN COLLABORATION WITH ATTENDANCE WORKS TO REDUCE CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM AMONG STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. SHC CREATED MANY NEW PRACTICAL TOOLS TO HELP EDUCATORS IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, INCLUDING A NEW RESOURCE HUB FOR NEW AND SEASONED MCKINNEY-VENTO HOMELESS LIAISONS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.6MEarly Childhood Development Initiative
EARLY CHILDHOODPROGRAM GOAL: ALL YOUNG CHILDREN AND EXPECTANT PARENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS (PRENATAL TO AGE SIX) ARE IDENTIFIED, ENROLLED, AND PARTICIPATE IN HIGH QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS. YOUNG CHILDREN MEET DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES AND ENTER KINDERGARTEN READY TO LEARN.PROGRAM ACTIVITIES: IN 2024, SHC PUBLISHED THE FIRST-EVER 50-STATE REPORT ON INFANT AND TODDLER HOMELESSNESS, DOCUMENTING THAT OF THE 364,000 INFANTS AND TODDLERS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ONLY 11% ARE ENROLLED IN A HIGH QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. SHC ALSO PUBLISHED THREE CASE STUDIES OF ORGANIZATIONS IN ILLINOIS, TEXAS, AND MASSACHUSETTS, AND PRESENTED A NATIONAL WEBINAR TO HIGHLIGHT THEIR STRATEGIES FOR SERVING INFANTS AND TODDLERS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. SHC CONTINUED REFINING A REFERRAL APP THAT BRIDGES K-12 AND EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEMS TO ENSURE YOUNG CHILDREN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ARE REFERRED TO HEAD START AND OTHER EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. SHC PARTNERED WITH 13 STATES TO INCREASE THE IDENTIFICATION AND ENROLLMENT OF YOUNG CHILDREN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN HIGH QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$491.4KAdvocacy for Homeless Youth
ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC POLICYPROGRAM GOAL: TO OVERCOME HOMELESSNESS THROUGH EDUCATION, WE MUST REFORM THE SYSTEMS THAT IMPACT THE LIVES OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING, OR AT RISK OF, HOMELESSNESS.PROGRAM ACTIVITIES: IN 2024, SHC HELPED LOCAL AND STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES MAKE THE MOST OF PANDEMIC-ERA FUNDING TO IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, LEADING TO REDUCTIONS IN CHRONIC ABSENCE AND IMPROVED ACADEMIC OUTCOMES. AS A RESULT OF A RECENT CLARIFICATION FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ED) FOR WHICH WE ADVOCATED, ALL OF THE ALLOWABLE USES OF ARP-HCY (PANDEMIC-EDUCATION FUNDS) FUNDS ALSO WILL BE ALLOWABLE WITH ANNUAL EDUCATION FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTH (EHCY) FUNDS. SHC SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR A CORRECTION TO A SCREEN ON THE 2025-2026 FAFSA THAT HAD BEEN A BARRIER TO FINANCIAL AID FOR UNACCOMPANIED HOMELESS YOUTH AND FOR UPDATED FEDERAL GUIDANCE ON HOMELESS YOUTH AND THE FAFSA. SHC ASSISTED EDUCATORS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS TO HELP HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH COMPLETE THE 2024-2025 FAFSA. SHC HELPED TO INFORM A NEW JOB CORPS POLICY THAT REMOVES BARRIERS TO THE PARTICIPATION OF YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, AND GALVANIZED SUPPORT FOR DISASTER RELIEF FOR STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANES AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$266.9K
Copyright 2026. All rights reserved to Chario Inc. (d.b.a. Impala)