Thank you to everyone who joined us! HopePHL’s Building Early Links for Learning Project (BELL) Summit featured national, state-wide, and local perspectives and offered next steps for regional leadership to implement to improve the lives of young children experiencing homelessness, with special emphasis on infants and toddlers.
12,000
Infants and toddlers experienced homelessness in Pennsylvania,
according to the PA Department of Education in the most recent report.
according to the PA Department of Education in the most recent report.
1,360
Infants and toddlers were served by the Philadelphia Office of
Homeless Services last year.
Homeless Services last year.
87%
Of families who entered Philadelphia's homeless housing
system are African American.
system are African American.
Children and youth experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity are more likely than their stably housed peers to experience risk factors that impact their long term health and well-being. How can housing and early childhood education practitioners improve the resilience of these children while they are experiencing homelessness?
Speakers
Dr. Khalid N. Mumin
Secretary of the Pennsylvania
Department of Education
Secretary of the Pennsylvania
Department of Education
Tracy Duarte
Director of the Pennsylvania Head Start
State Collaboration Office
Director of the Pennsylvania Head Start
State Collaboration Office
Tara Dechert
Program Manager, Policy Lab
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Program Manager, Policy Lab
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Ellen Davis
Manager, Philly Families CAN
Philadelphia Department of Public Health
Manager, Philly Families CAN
Philadelphia Department of Public Health
A special thank you from HopePHL
to our sponsors!
