Archived Homeless List Serve Messages
SUBJECT: NAEHCY Higher Education Helpline
LISTSERVE MESSAGE DATE: November 14, 2012
The National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth (NAEHCY) is pleased to announce the availability of a new service for the homeless education and higher education communities nationwide.
The NAEHCY Higher Education Helpline offers assistance to:
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Financial Aid Administrators seeking to assist students experiencing homelessness with accessing financial aid.
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Higher Education Professionals seeking to link homeless students with the supports they need to succeed in college.
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High School Counselors seeking to assist homeless students with applying to and finding resources to pay for college.
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State Coordinators for Homeless Education and Local Homeless Education Liaisons seeking to understand what educational rights students experiencing homelessness have in regards to college access and what support options may be available to them.
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Shelter Staff and Service Providers seeking to connect youth they are serving with resources to access higher education.
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Unaccompanied Homeless Youth who want to attend college but aren't sure what options are available to them to assist in paying for it.
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Parents of students experiencing homelessness who wish to understand what supports may be available to their children to help them attend college.
For assistance with issues related to students experiencing homelessness accessing higher education, contact the NAEHCY Higher Education Helpline at 1 (855) 446-2673 (toll-free) or highered@naehcy.org, or visit http://www.naehcy.org/educational-resources/helpline for more information. Please feel free to share this information with interested colleagues.
If you have any questions about the NAEHCY Higher Education Helpline, please contact Cyekeia Lee, NAEHCY Higher Education Specialist, at clee@naehcy.org or 1 (855) 446-2673.
Donna Cash
Supervisor, Federal Compliance
Coordinator, McKinney-Vento Program
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480, 205 Jefferson Street
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480
Office: 573-522-8763 Fax: 573-526-6698
dese.mo.gov
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