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Monday, February 15, 2010   

CONCORD, N.H. - More than 2,000 New Hampshire students are homeless today, according to a new report by the First Focus Campaign for Children, and the number is growing. The resulting instability and stress can be overwhelming for homeless students, according to Jayne Ludwig, president of the New Hampshire School Social Workers Association. Homelessness often leads to lower grades and school attendance problems, she says, and she urges both students and parents to ask for help.

"We at schools, especially social workers, have access to services in the community, where families can access money, food, clothing - those types of things. It's also confidential when you talk with a school social worker. We provide individual counseling for the kids."

Lynda Thistle-Elliott, state director of Education of Children & Youth in Homeless Situations, a program of the New Hampshire Department of Education, says many schools are finding kids in homeless situations in districts where such cases have never before been reported. Most kids and adults want to keep their predicament private, she notes.

"Many are fearful of the stigma, for one thing. The other fear would be that homelessness equals neglect, and they will have their children taken away - which is not the case, but the fear is still there."

Fifty-eight social workers are certified by the state Department of Education, and every school has what is known as a "local liaison" to link students and families with community services they need.

Ludwig says help is available online at www.Home4Hope.com. The New Hampshire Department of Education also has information on its Web site, www.ed.state.nh.us.

The full report, "Creating Jobs and Supporting Homeless Students," is available at www.firstfocus.net.




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