Resources

Education Right Project

The following fact sheets will help homeless families understand their children's educational rights, make the best decisions for their children, and learn about other services available:

Information for Homeless Families: An overview of crucial assistance programs and application details;

How To Decide Where to Send Your Children to School: This complex decision is different for each family, and this fact sheet outlines some of the issues to consider;

Settling Your Children into School After Moving: This fact sheet outlines various options for families moving into shelters, transferring shelters, and moving to permanent housing;

Special Education: Here's How to Make Sure Your Child Receives All Necessary Services

Links
Inside School: http://www.insideschools.com/

Government Links

National
White House: http://www.whitehouse.gov/
U.S. Senate: http://www.senate.gov/
U.S. House of Representatives: http://www.house.gov/
U.S. Census Bureau/Poverty: http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/hhes/www/poverty.html
New York State
New York State: http://www.state.ny.us/index.html
New York State Senate: http://www.senate.state.ny.us/
N ew York State Assembly: http://assembly.state.ny.us/
New York State Bill Searches: http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/
New York City
New York City: http://home.nyc.gov/portal/index.jsp?pageID=nyc_home
New York City Council: http://www.council.nyc.ny.us/
Public Advocate for the City of New York: http://pubadvocate.nyc.gov/
Independent Budget Office for the City of New York: http://www.ibo.nyc.ny.us/
NYC Department of Homeless Services: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dhs/home.html

Advocacy & Activism Links

City Project: http://www.cityproject.org/
Common Cause: http://www.commoncause.org/
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: http://www.cbpp.org/
City Limits: http://citylimits.org/content/home/index.cfm?CFID=1324872&CFTOKEN=14218461
LawHelp.org/NY: http://www.lawhelp.org/ny/
Kids Count Data Book: http://www.aecf.org/cgi-bin/kc2002.cgi?action=newprofile
Public/Private Ventures: http://www.ppv.org/indexfiles/pubsindex.html
The Center for New York City Law: http://www.citylaw.org
Urban Institute: http://www.urban.org/
Infoshare Community Information Service: http://www.infoshare.org/default.asp
NYPIRG Community Mapping Assistance Project: http://www.cmap.nypirg.org/
Center for Law and Social Policy: http://www.clasp.org/