All times listed are Eastern Standard Time

Thursday, October 1 2020

11:20 A.M. – 12:35 P.M.

  • Breakout Session: COVID-19 Resources

12:45 P.M. – 2:00 P.M.

  • Disaster Preparedness Response – Supporting Displaced Students

2:10 P.M. – 3:25 P.M.

  • McKinney Vento 101

3:35 P.M. – 4:50 P.M.

  • Strategies for Helping Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Access School and Services

5:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.

  • Keynote: Radical Self Care – for Helpers in Uncertain Times

 

Monday, October 5 2020

11:00 A.M. – 11:30 A.M.

  • Department of Education Update

11:35 A.M. – 12:35 P.M.

  • Homeless Education and COVID-19: A Status Check
  • Cross-sector Collaboration to Address Early Childhood Homeless Education
  • More than Backpacks: Homeless Education Trends and Next Steps for Success

12:45 P.M. – 1:45 P.M.

  • Building BASES: School-Based Support for Homeless Preschoolers and Their Teachers
  • Strategies to Help Homeless Youth Transition to College During COVID-19

1:50 P.M. – 2:50 P.M.

  • Keynote: Student Support in the Era of Innovation and Change

3:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.

  • Let’s talk about the T word-Overcoming Obstacles Transporting MKVs to School

4:10 P.M. – 5:10 P.M.

  • Basic Needs and Support Services
  • Viewing Your Homeless Education Program through an Equity Lens

5:15 P.M. – 6:15 P.M.

  • Yoga / Mindfulness Bonus Session

 

Tuesday, October 6 2020

11:00 A.M. – 11:30 A.M.

  • USICH Update

11:35 A.M. – 12:35 P.M.

  • McKinney-Vento and Career and Technical Educ’n: A Match Made in Perkins V
  • Accessing services while homeless: An integrated data investigation

12:45 P.M. – 1:45 P.M.

  • Youth from Unaccompanied Backgrounds Access, Thrive and Graduate College
  • Building Services & Relationships for Children Experiencing Homelessness
  • Let’s Talk Runaway Prevention

1:50 P.M. – 2:50 P.M.

  • Keynote: Al Vivian, Basic Diversity Inc.

3:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.

  • Strategies to better identify student homelessness using data in Camden
  • Beyond the Mandates: Support & Engagement for Highly Mobile Students

4:10 P.M. – 5:10 P.M.

  • Creating A District Network of Support
  • Caution: How a colorblind approach falls short

5:15 P.M. – 6:15 P.M.

  • Evening Social with DJ Eclectic Edge

 

Wednesday, October 7 2020

11:00 A.M. – 11:30 A.M.

  • Child Welfare Update – Capacity Building Center for States

11:35 A.M. – 12:35 P.M.

  • Elevating the Role of Education in Coordinated Community Responses to Youth
  • Breaking up with school: Making up with credentials
  • Trafficking among at-risk youth

12:45 P.M. – 1:45 P.M.

  • 2020 State Index on Youth Homelessness
  • Foster Care 101 and Beyond

1:50 P.M. – 2:50 P.M.

  • Keynote: What’s Next? Foster Youth Aging Out of The System

3:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.

  • Human Trafficking and Youth Homelessness
  • Invite your School Resource Officer to the Table

4:10 P.M. – 5:10 P.M.

  • Unaccompanied Homeless Youth 101
  • Keys to Successful Collaboration with Child Welfare

5:15 P.M. – 6:15 P.M.

  • NAEHCY Annual Meeting – RSVP required

 

Thursday, October 8 2020

11:00 A.M. – 11:30 A.M.

  • NAEHCY Scholarship Ceremony

11:35 A.M. – 12:35 P.M.

  • Don’t go crazy, go virtual–Overcoming challenges and lessons learned
  • Connections Matter

12:45 P.M. – 1:45 P.M.

  • Interventions to Support Unaccompanied Youth Transition Through High School

1:50 P.M. – 2:50 P.M.

  • Keynote: What is Your Legacy?

3:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.

  • Understanding Dropout Prevention: Mitigating School Disruption
  • Student Success During and After High School

4:10 P.M. – 5:10 P.M.

  • Sowing Trauma Informed Practices=Growing Resiliency & Cultivating Self-Care

 

Friday, October 9 2020

11:00 A.M. – 11:30 A.M.

  • Annual NAEHCY Awards Program

11:35 A.M. – 12:35 P.M.

  • McKinney-Vento Grants as a Tool for Social Justice
  • We can’t SERVE them if we can’t FIND them!
  • Supporting Students with Trauma in the Classroom Setting

12:45 P.M. – 1:45 P.M.

  • Federal Policies Impacting Youth and Young Adults Experiencing Homelessness
  • COVID-19 and Students Experiencing Homelessness
  • Unstable Connections: Challenges & Strategies for Rural Schools

1:50 P.M. – 2:50 P.M.

  • Keynote: Homeless youth need what all students need: Love, support & guidance

3:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.

  • Parent Perspectives on Effective Communication and Support During COVID-19
  • Empowering Unaccompanied Youth: Working with a Youth Action Board

4:10 P.M. – 5:10 P.M.

  • The Identification of Homeless Families and Associated Risk Factors
  • Staying Connected: Serving Students Within Larger Districts

5:15 P.M. – 6:15 P.M.

  • Zumba bonus session