I grew up attending a rural school district, and at the start of the school year my school district would hold supply drives and around the holidays put on fundraisers such as “Coats for Kids.” I always participated in these fundraisers, but never saw the struggling children first hand. When D. Manteghi from Project RISE spoke to our class regarding child and adolescent homelessness and I was astonished to learn that “approximately 1.6 million children will experience homelessness over the course of a year.”(America’s Youngest Outcasts: 2010, 2011). The presentation put on by Project RISE left me with a better understanding of child homelessness and the effects it can have on a child and their educational experience (D. Manteghi, personal communication, November 12, 2015). After becoming a teacher, I will continue to draw upon this demonstration and the information
I grew up attending a rural school district, and at the start of the school year my school district would hold supply drives and around the holidays put on fundraisers such as “Coats for Kids.” I always participated in these fundraisers, but never saw the struggling children first hand. When D. Manteghi from Project RISE spoke to our class regarding child and adolescent homelessness and I was astonished to learn that “approximately 1.6 million children will experience homelessness over the course of a year.”(America’s Youngest Outcasts: 2010, 2011). The presentation put on by Project RISE left me with a better understanding of child homelessness and the effects it can have on a child and their educational experience (D. Manteghi, personal communication, November 12, 2015). After becoming a teacher, I will continue to draw upon this demonstration and the information