Education for Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness (ECYEH)

  • Pennsylvania's Education for Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness Program was established to make sure homeless youth have access to a free and appropriate public education while removing barriers that homeless children face. Its goal is to have the educational process continue as uninterrupted as possible while the children are in homeless situations. Some of the other main objectives of Pennsylvania's Education for Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness Program are to inform local school districts of their responsibilities to homeless children and youth, to increase awareness about the needs of homeless children, explain current laws and policies, and provide practical tips for working with homeless children.
     
    For more information, go to PDE's website.
     
     
     
    Secondary Complex Homeless In-Take and Resource Coordinator:
    Kelly Ann Pegg, Prevention Specialist
    CMSU/Bloomsburg Area School District
    Secondary Complex
    1200 Railroad Street
    Bloomsburg, PA 17815
    Phone:  570-784-6100
     
    Elementary Homeless In-Take and Resource Coordinator:
    Makayla Snyder, School Counselor
    Bloomsburg Memorial Elementary School
    500 Market Street
    Bloomsburg, PA 17815
    Phone:  570-784-7885
     
     
    Bloomsburg Area School District's Homeless Liaison:
    Dr. Ricki Boyle, Director of Special Services
    W.W. Evans Elementary School
    59 Perry Avenue
    Bloomsburg, PA 17815
    Phone:  570-784-3167
     
    Regional Homeless Coordinator Contact:
    Jeff Zimmerman, Pennsylvania’s Education for Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness Program
    Luzerne Intermediate Unit 18 570-718-4613
    jzimmerman@liu18.org