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Establish coordination between financial

program is one of the federal TRIO programs, a

aid offices, student support services, and

group of eight outreach programs funded by

campus housing.

the U.S. Department of Education designed to

support and assist students from disadvantaged

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Provide financial aid offices and student

backgrounds in progressing through the

support services with information on

academic pipeline from middle school to

community-based resources for homeless

attainment of a post-baccalaureate degree.

students, such as food and clothing banks

Educational Opportunity Centers located

and low-cost healthcare providers.

throughout the country primarily serve displaced

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Create awareness among professors and

or underemployed workers from families with

advisors working with students so they

incomes under $33,075. These centers help

can refer homeless students to additional

people to choose a college and access needed

help, when needed; specific signs to look

financial aid. For more information, visit http://

for include excessive absences and falling

www2.ed.gov/programs/trioeoc/index.html.

grades.

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Establish a food and clothing bank on

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campus.

Unaccompanied homeless youth often do not

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Plan housing for homeless students when

have the guidance and support of a caring

dormitories close; ideas include leaving

adult as they prepare for college and navigate

one residence hall open or establishing a

the system for accessing financial aid. Even if

list of “host homes” in the community.

able to enroll, they have difficulty providing for

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Establish a mentoring program for

their basic needs, which impacts their ability

unaccompanied homeless youth.

to be successful in the classroom. Supporting

these youth in obtaining a college education

U. S. Department of Education Resources

will enable them to break the cycle of poverty

and move towards a brighter and more stable

Student Support Services

future. Institutions of higher education, in

Student Support Services programs assist low-

collaboration with public schools and community

income students with staying in college until they

agencies, can play a critical role in supporting

earn their degrees. The Student Support Services

unaccompanied homeless youth in their post-

program was amended by the Higher Education

secondary endeavors.

Opportunity Act to foster an institutional

climate supportive of success in postsecondary

Additional Resources

education for homeless children and youth and

students who are in foster care or aging out of

National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE)

foster care. Through a grant competition, the

Ph: (800) 308-2145

U.S. Department of Education awards funds

to institutions of higher education to provide

opportunities for academic development,

assist students with basic college requirements,

National Association for the Education of

and motivate students toward the successful

Homeless Children and Youth (NAEHCY)

completion of their postsecondary education. In

Barbara Duffield, Policy Director

addition, the Student Support Services program

Ph: (202) 364.7392

authorizes funds to be used for temporary

housing during breaks in the academic year for

homeless students and students who are in foster

care or are aging out of the foster care system.

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For more information, visit

Marcia Weston, Director

programs/triostudsupp/index.html.

Ph: (336) 617-0535

marcia.weston@ymca.net

Educational Opportunity Centers

The Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC)

National Center for Homeless Education □

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