SchoolHouse Connection is a national non-profit organization working to overcome homelessness through early care and education.
Founded in 2016, SchoolHouse Connection is a national non-profit organization working to overcome homelessness through early care and education. We provide strategic advocacy and practical assistance in partnership with early childhood programs, schools, institutions of higher education, service providers, families, and youth.
Mission
To Overcome Homelessness Through Early Care and Education
Vision
Children and youth experiencing homelessness, from prenatal through postsecondary, will have full access to high quality learning and services, so they will never be homeless as adults, and the next generation will never be homeless.
Our Advocacy Principles
Education is Essential
Access to education, from early childhood through post-secondary, gives children and youth the tools to end their homelessness and achieve their dreams.
Grassroots Approach
Change must be rooted in the realities of local communities. We listen and learn, then advocate and implement.
Youth Leadership
Young people are the experts on their experiences, needs and strengths. We must accept their guidance and follow their lead.
Child Development
The lack of housing, good nutrition, health care and other basic needs damages childhood development and has lifelong impacts on health and well-being. The developmental needs of children and youth must be central to all advocacy, program design, outcome measures, and policy.
Prevention Must Be a Priority
We will not solve adult homelessness until the complex realities and comprehensive needs of children and youth take a front seat in federal, state, and local homelessness policy. Intervening early is a key to better life outcomes and preventing future homelessness.
