PEC Staff Participate in National Webinar

Joe Willard and Roz Edwards sit on Panel about
​Housing and Early Learning Collaborations

Join the Institute for Children, Poverty, and Homelessness (ICPH) on March 16th at 12 pm for a panel discussion webinar— “Engaging Families + Supporting Children's Educational Needs in Shelter.” Practitioners will discuss program models that improve the lives of children experiencing homelessness and will get into the nuts and bolts of program development. Speakers and panelists include the authors of articles in the inaugural edition of ​Beyond Housing:   ​

Speakers
Caroline Iosso, Senior Policy Associate, Homes for the Homeless (HFH), Coauthor of "The Data Digest." 
John Greenwood, Executive Director, HFH and ICPH, Author of the Letter from the Executive Director

Moderator
Robyn Schwartz, HFH, Policy Advisor, Author of "Time to Build A Better Shelter-to-school Bridge: A Retrospective on the Experiences of NYC Students and Families in Shelter during the Pandemic School Year."   

Panelists 
Michael Chapman, Director of Afterschool and Recreation, HFH, Coauthor of "The Saratoga Youth Council: Giving Youth Experiencing Homelessness a Platform for Individual Development and Community Building." 

Roslyn Edwards, Director of Early Childhood Education, People’s Emergency Center (PEC), Philadelphia, Coauthor of "Family Homelessness Providers and Head Start—Natural Partners: Taking the Model Statewide." 

Max Rein, Policy Assistant, HFH, Coauthor of "The Saratoga Youth Council: Giving Youth Experiencing Homelessness a Platform for Individual Development and Community Building" and "The Data Digest." 

Joe Willard, Vice President of Policy, PEC, Philadelphia, Coauthor of "Family Homelessness Providers and Head Start—Natural Partners: Taking the Model Statewide." 

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