When Barbara Duffield , executive director of SchoolHouse Connection, heard that the federal budget passed by Congress could eventually eliminate funding for the Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY) Program was going to remain stable for another year, she immediately worried about how it would impact the unhoused students her organization champions.

The cut could strip money from the liaisons who work in every school district in the U.S. to make sure that unhoused students have everything they need to ensure consistent school attendance — whether that’s clothing, counseling, food, medical care, transportation, tutoring, or a connection to subsidized housing programs.

By all accounts, these are important, life-saving, and far-reaching programs. They also have a proven

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