DIY Volunteer Project- June/July 2018

Project: School Supply Backpacks Issue: Children, Education, Homelessness Beneficiary: Broward County Schools - Homeless Education Assistance Resource Team (HEART)

The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 2001 governs the important work that HEART conducts. It defines homeless students (families in transition) as those lacking a fixed, regular or adequate nighttime residence. This definition includes students (PreK-12) who are “doubled-up” sharing the housing of other persons due to their family’s loss of housing, economic hardship or similar reasons. The primary nighttime residence of students experiencing homelessness may also include motels, camping grounds, residing in emergency or transitional shelters and in some instances, living in cars, parks, abandoned buildings, bus stations or other public places. The ultimate goal of the McKinney-Vento Act and HEART is to remove barriers that might otherwise prevent students experiencing homelessness from enrolling, attending and succeeding in school. June’s DIY Project is a school supply drive for homeless students and families in transition. HEART’s focus is helping families, children, and youth in Transition (PreK-12). The main goal is to remove barriers that might prevent students living in transition from enrolling, attending and succeeding in school.


Supplies requested:
• Backpack
• Crayons/Colored pencils
• Pens and Pencils
• Plastic pocket folders
• Erasers
• Markers
• etc.