Homelessness & Education

Reading to young children

by Ally

We left around 2:00 to travel up to the Bronx where an organization called Homes for the Homeless is. We brought many children’s books to read to some pre K children. We brought many of our favorite books from when we were younger. We got to take turns having read aloud and also played with the kids.

by Lucia

We volunteered at the organization Homes for the Homeless (HFH). We read books and played with small kids who were staying at their center and learned about what the organization is doing.

by Jamie

We read to 3 year olds!

by Ally

Our group traveled to Brooklyn to PS 446 21 percent of their students are housing unstable. We interviewed Amir Brann and the school’s principle Mrs Dunn. There have been articles about the school and some people were kind enough to donate items so the school can help support families and make them feel safe.

by Jamie

We interviewed Amir Brann and Meghan Dunn on what they’ve done to help Housing Unstable children receive the best education possible, and make families lives easier!

by Ava

We met Orayne Williams who was abandoned by his mother when he was 14 and was kicked out of his house. He ended up living in a homeless shelter alone and going to high school and then later went to college and started a program to help kids who experienced similar things that he did and helps them get back in school. We toured him around the school and then brought him to LPQ across the street for an interview.

by Ally

Orayne Williams traveled to our school for an interview. Orayne has experienced homelessness when he was 14. He was lucky enough to go to school even though he was in the homeless shelter. After touring him around the school, we crossed the street to Le Pain for the interview.

by Lucia

We interviewed Orayne Williams who was in a homeless shelter alone as a teen. We interviewed him about his experience and story and his organization.

by Jamie

We interviewed Orayne Williams on his experience with moving to NY from Florida, living in an unaccompanied minors shelter, and how he overcame. Prior to the interview, we gave him a tour of LREI Middle School and then went to LPQ to conduct the interview.

by Ava

On November 30th we went to the Bronx to a public school to visit Liz Murray. Liz Murray was homeless and alone at 15 with her parents being drug attics. She later went to high school and took a full year of school every semester. She graduated high school and went on to Harvard and graduated and made the Organization called Arthur project. Arthur Project helps kids who are in poverty or housing instability, get an education and get out of the poverty/homeless cycle.

by Ally

We traveled all the way to the Bronx to speak to Liz Murray about her experience with being homeless. Liz became homeless at 15. Soon after, she realized one of the only ways to escape poverty was to get educated. She was prioritizing school. Liz proved to be very smart and was able to graduate Harvard without the support of her parents.

by Lucia

We interviewed Liz Murray who was homeless as a teenager and asked her about her story. We asked her about her experience and what we could do to help.

by Jamie

We met with Liz Murray, Homeless to Harvard, about her experience with homelessness.

by Ava

On November 15th we went to the daily news offices to Interview Ben Chapman. Ben Chapman is a Education and poverty journalist who has written over 2,000 articles on this topic. We got to the offices and saw all the old news covers on the walls and a room full of people writing, editing, and…

by Lucia

For this fieldwork, we went to the Daily News building and interviewed Ben Chapman, an education reporter. We asked him about his work and what he has learned and experienced.

by Ally

We traveled downtown at the New York Post headquarters to interview Ben Chapman. He has written over 2,000 articles on homelessness and education. We discussed how homelessness affects kids in school. And the different quality of education homeless kids get.

by Jamie

We interviewed him on home instability and how that affects a child’s public education in New York City.

by Clair

Our group is committed to learn about how housing instability affects a child’s education in Public Schools. Nobody knows whether the experience of homelessness makes a child determined to make the best of their situation, or give up. Homelessness is hard to escape if you aren’t going to school. When a child doesn’t receive a…