1. 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

2. Kathy Wigtil kathy.wigtil@wacoisd.org kathy.wigtil@wacoisd.org Cheryl Pooler cheryl.pooler@wacoisd.org cheryl.pooler@wacoisd.org Instructions: 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!

3. 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

4. What do our students need to be successful? Food Clothing Access to healthcare Academic and Emotional Support Safety/Shelter

5. 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

6. ACCESS TO FOOD AND HEALTHCARE: SNAP and Medicaid USDA GUIDELINES: www.fns.usda.gov Search for: Homeless

7. Partnership with a local ministry: Shepherd’s Heart Things from the Heart Resale – provides vouchers for free items CLOTHING

8. USING SOCIAL WORK INTERNS AS STAFF CASE MANAGEMENT ON CAMPUS “ON YOUR OWN” GROUPS AT LUNCH ON CAMPUS jjumper@hot.rr.com www.onyourown.us.com jjumper@hot.rr.com www.onyourown.us.com ACADEMIC AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT

9. WWW.UNBOUNDNOW.ORG HEADQUARTERED 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

10. A refuge from the storms of life providing: Care, Opportunity, Value, Empowerment The COVE

11. Questions? Comments! Kathy Wigtil, kathy.wigtil@wacoisd.org kathy.wigtil@wacoisd.org Cheryl Pooler, cheryl.pooler@wacoisd.org cheryl.pooler@wacoisd.org