Homeless Services (Project Teach)
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Project Teach Helps Ensure Student Success
Is your child missing school because…
- you move a lot?
- you live in a shelter or motel?
- you are on the street or homeless?
- you don't have a permanent address?
Find a school homeless liaison—liaisons help children receive equal access to education and connect them with support services. Get free help to keep your child in school, plus get connected with transportation assistance, school supplies, and more.
Empowering Vulnerable Students
Project Teach, a program at the Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE), promotes educational success through actions like:
- Education Rights Awareness—informing parents and providing community training on the education rights of children identified as homeless under the McKinney-Vento Act
- Collaboration and Coordination—working closely with school districts, shelters, and community-based organizations to coordinate services and supports
- School Connection and Support—connecting children, youth, and their families with local school district homeless liaisons
- Advocacy for Student Rights—ensuring that students' rights are upheld, including access to their school of origin, school transportation, and early childhood education programs
- College Initiative Program (Partnership with Lutheran Social Services)—providing housing and educational support to transition-aged youth who are pregnant or parenting children (ages 0–5) while enrolled in college
- Shelter Outreach Program—supporting the local homeless response system by conducting outreach to 100% of family and youth shelters in the county
- Coordinated Access System Partnership—helping to remove barriers for families navigating Sacramento’s homeless response system who are experiencing homelessness and create a bridge between education, housing, and countywide homeless services
Sacramento County Resources
- County Resource List—quickly find local resources
- Early Childhood Resources (Children Ages 0–5)—including College Initiative for pregnant or parenting college students
Brochures
Educational Rights Videos
Project Teach has produced instructional videos explaining education rights to families. School districts, shelters, and agencies offering assistance to students experiencing homelessness are encouraged to consider using the following video as they help inform families of education rights of children.
