US EditionYouth homelessness is increasing in Wisconsin. One shelter hopes a new expansion will help change that
- Pathfinders held an open house on Thursday near Estabrook Park to expand its drop-in center amid rising youth homelessness in Wisconsin.
- The event coincided with a Wisconsin Policy Forum report showing a 9% increase in homeless public school students between 2023 and 2024 statewide, with Milwaukee as the epicenter.
- Pathfinders added a laundry room, clothes, and computers to better serve homeless youth and connect them with relatable staff, hoping to bring more young people out of the shadows.
- Chief development officer Teness Kirnberger noted a 0.5% increase in youth identifying as homeless in their program and emphasized that small donations as low as $5 can aid their efforts.
- The report and Pathfinders suggest that rising housing costs and low wages contribute to homelessness and that addressing youth needs could benefit Wisconsin’s education system overall.
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According to a new report, more than 20,000 Wisconsin students were homeless during the 2023-24 academic year. The post ‘Highest number I’ve seen’: Wisconsin students experiencing homelessness on the rise appeared first on WPR.
Youth homelessness is increasing in Wisconsin. One shelter hopes a new expansion will help change that
By A.J. Bayatpour Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — A new laundry room, an expansive selection of clothes and a set of new computers are some of the tools a youth organization hopes will help stop youth homelessness from continuing to rise in Wisconsin. Pathfinders held an open house Thursday for an expansion of its drop-in center near Estabrook Park. It happened to coincide with a report released Thursday by the Wiscon…
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I feel like I’ve been shouting about this for decades and nobody in government has ever expressed real concern. The government-education complex is just about funneling gobs of money to political-favored groups of people… the kids be damned. The Department of Public Instruction on Monday released the scores from several years of the state’s Forward Exam, which is the state test taken mostly by kids in elementary school and junior high. “The For
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The Monroe TimesStudent homelessness at a new high
The reported number of homeless students hit a high mark in Wisconsin’s public schools in the 2023-24 academic year, likely due to both an increase in family homelessness and improved identification of existing need. In response, school districts and communities may wish to develop targeted supports for these high-risk students. The number of students in Wisconsin’s public schools identified as homeless increased to 20,195 during the 2023-24 sch…
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