Just for the children Childrens Resource Library Other Documents - Child Specific The Empty Lunchbox Report
A report by Hanover.
This exploratory study is the first time that the point of view of primary schools and their day-to-day experiences of dealing with student homelessness have been investigated. The findings make an important contribution to the broader evidence base on the detrimental impact of homelessness on children’s education. Engagement and wellbeing are fundamental to learning1. Given that homelessness can interfere with school engagement and wellbeing, it poses a major obstacle to learning.
The overall objectives of the project were to:
Explore how schools currently identify and work with primary students who are homeless;
- Explore how schools respond and support students and what difficulties or barriers are encountered; and
- Identify the most effective ways to support the learning of students who are homeless.
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Youth Homelessness Action Group (YHAG)
Who are we?
The YHAG has been active in the Eastern Metropolitan Region (EMR) for a number of years and is now run under the umbrella of Creating Connections. Creating Connections consists of five agencies which offer a coordinated service system and enable homeless young people to achieve and sustain housing and be socially included. These agencies are Uniting Care Harrison, Wesley Mission Victoria, Salvocare Eastern, Family Access Network and Anchor Inc.
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