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For publications please contact the Center for Schools and Communities website at (717) 763-1661 extension 166.

Titles of key printed matter are as follows:

  • "What You Should Know About Homeless Children" (a complete overview) Booklet (pdf - 7/13/2010)
  • Parent Pack (folder with key information for homeless parents)
  • Educational Rights Poster (Perfect for school, shelter and agency bulletin board)
  • Pennsylvania Shelter Directory (county by county for homeless families and runaway youth)
  • Statewide Directory of School District Liaisons for Homeless Students (school district homeless contacts listed by intermediate unit)
  • Sensitivity Survey in PDF (appropriate for staff training)
  • "Pennsylvania's Education for Homeless Children and Youth State Plan Amended 2006" (barriers, objectives and activities)
  • (key points from the federal law)
  • Child Accounting Guidelines in PDF

Additional Resources:

Powerpoint Presentations:


For additional information, please contact:

Sheldon Winnick | State Coordinator
Pennsylvania Department of Education - Pennsylvania's Education for Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness Program
333 Market Street, 5th Floor | Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
Phone: 717.783.6468
swinnick@pa.gov | www.education.state.pa.us