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Serving Unaccompanied Youth: meeting the needs of the most vulnerable students Kathy Wigtil Cheryl Pooler Waco ISD, Waco, Texas *PLEASE TAKE A COLOR 4X6 CARD AND A WHITE 4X6 CARD
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Here’s what we know: million youth experience homelessness on their own each year 20-40% were abused sexually in their homes 40-60% were abused physically Over 2/3’s report at last one parent who abuses drugs or alcohol 20-40% have been thrown out due to their sexual orientation or because of pregnancy
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Serving Unaccompanied Youth: meeting the needs of the most vulnerable studentsKathy WigtilCheryl PoolerWaco ISD, Waco, Texas
*PLEASE TAKE A COLOR 4X6 CARD AND A WHITE 4X6 CARD
Kathy Wigtil
Cheryl Pooler
[email protected]:• Everyone should have a color index card and a white index
card• Put your email address at the top of the white card• You may put our email addresses on the color card• The color card is for you to keep – write down anything you
want to know more about and email us for info• We will collect the white card with your email and your
ideas – explanation to follow!
Here’s what we know:• 1.6-1.7 million youth experience
homelessness on their own each year
• 20-40% were abused sexually in their homes
• 40-60% were abused physically
• Over 2/3’s report at last one parent who abuses drugs or alcohol
• 20-40% have been thrown out due to their sexual orientation or because of pregnancy
What do our students need to be successful?
Food
Clothing
Access to healthcare
Academic and Emotional Support
Safety/Shelter
So what can we do? •MHMR•Starry Counseling Center•Baylor University, McLennan Community College•Habitat for Humanity•Waco Community Development • Waco City Transit•Texas Hunger Initiative/Local Hunger Coalition•Methodist Children’s Home•Waco Kiwanis Club•Unbound•Communities in Schools •Salvation Army•Family Abuse Center
ACCESS TO FOOD AND HEALTHCARE: SNAP and Medicaid
USDA GUIDELINES:www.fns.usda.govSearch for: Homeless
Partnership with a local ministry: Shepherd’s Heart
Things from the Heart Resale – provides vouchers for free items
CLOTHING
• USING SOCIAL WORK INTERNS AS STAFF
• CASE MANAGEMENT ON CAMPUS
• “ON YOUR OWN” GROUPS AT LUNCH ON CAMPUS [email protected] www.onyourown.us.com
ACADEMIC AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT
WWW.UNBOUNDNOW.ORGHEADQUARTERED IN WACO, TX
LOCATIONS IN:
ANN ARBOR, MI
BATON ROUGE, LA
FORT WORTH, TX
HOUSTON, TX
SEATTLE, WA
MONGOLIA
SOUTH AFRICA
SAFETY
http://safesupportivelearning.ed.gov/human-trafficking-americas-schools
A refuge from the storms of life providing: Care, Opportunity, Value, Empowerment
The COVE
Questions? Comments!Kathy Wigtil, [email protected] Pooler, [email protected]
