reaching homeless children ages 0-5 through home visiting
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Reaching Homeless Children Ages 0-5 Through Home Visiting. Presented by Sarah Benjamin Eastern Suffolk BOCES Long Island, New York. WHO?. 1/50 children experience homelessness each year 1.5 Million 42% of these children are under the age of five - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Reaching Homeless ChildrenAges 0-5
Through Home VisitingPresented by
Sarah BenjaminEastern Suffolk BOCESLong Island, New York
WHO?
• 1/50 children experience homelessness each year
• 1.5 Million• 42% of these children are under the age of
five
(National Center on Homelessness and Poverty 2004)
WHAT?
• Early Head Start-Home Visiting• Healthy Families America (HFA)• Healthy Steps• Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool
Youngsters (HIPPY)• Nurse Family Partnership (NFP)• Parent-Child Home Program (PCHP)• Parents As Teachers (PAT)
Where?
• Shelter bunk or floor• Motel bed• Backyard• Campground• Car• Laundromat• Corner of a basement
When?
• Anytime of the morning
• Afternoon
• Early Evening
• NOW!
WHY?Home Visiting the Homeless
• What is a home?• Even the most humble home can be a
place of rest, a place to regroup, to find peace and security; a door closed to the world and a roof to keep the weather out; a place to gather ourselves in life.
• What happens when this is lost?• It needs to be replaced with an authentic
relationship!