In an attempt to address questions that you may have during these trying and fluid times, please find below some resources to assist you in directing those you serve – our students experiencing homelessness. These are resources at the national and state levels on COVID-19 (Coronavirus) generally and specifically as it relates to schools in your respective state.

The information will include ways to stay safe, and up-to-date information on school closings, state closings, and resources for educators and parents.  Please note that each state and/or school districts are also creating places for students to receive free meals and resources while they are out of school. Try the links below to locate that information. In addition, some higher education information may be provided below depending upon the state.

Thank you for all you do! BE SAFE!

NAEHCY Webinar with the CDC on COVID-19 Vaccines and School Reopening

Follow-up resources provided by your speakers are as follows:

HUD resource page, which has a lot of great materials- https://www.hudexchange.info/homelessness-assistance/diseases/

CDC Operational Strategy – https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/operation-strategy.html

CDC K-12 Mitigation Toolkit – https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/k-12-mitigation-toolkit.html

CDC Guidance for ventilation in buildings – https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/ventilation.html

CDC Guidance on how do I set up my classroom – https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/community/schools-childcare/How_Do_I_Set_Up_My_Classroom.pdf

CDC Science Brief on Transmission in Schools – https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/more/science-and-research/transmission_k_12_schools.html

CDC landing page for homelessness and COVID-19- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/homeless-shelters/index.html

CDC Vaccine FAQs specific for people experiencing homelessness- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/homeless-shelters/vaccine-faqs.html

CDC implementation guidance for reaching people experiencing homelessness with vaccine- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/homeless-shelters/vaccination-guidance.html

Department of Education Handbook – https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-covid-19-handbook-volume-1-strategies-safely-reopening-elementary-and-secondary-schools

And finally the ingredients for the vaccines-

               Pfizer- https://www.fda.gov/media/144413/download

               Moderna- https://www.fda.gov/media/144637/download

Eviction Moratorium

CDC Issues Eviction Order in Areas of Substantial and High Transmission – 08/03/2021

Click here for more information!

CDC and HHS Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions to Prevent the Further Spread of COVID-19

Eviction Lab COVID-19 Housing Policy Scorecard for state by state information on eviction moratoriums

Tenant Declaration Template to assist with preventing eviction through the end of December 2020.

For resources for renters, please see the HUD website HERE. For rental assistance programs in your state, a state by state resource, please go HERE.

Webinar held on Friday, January, 15:

For the PowerPoint slides, click HERE.

Waivers Granted under the CARES Act

Flexibility/Waivers Granted by the CARES Act + Mega Waiver and Guidance

CPD Program Formula Allocations and CARES Act Supplemental Funding for FY

For All Grants and All CARES Act Grants

NAEHCY Reopening of Schools Guidance

For a Resource Guide – national, state by state, municipal, and school district by district plans on reopening of schools, CLICK HERE

Resource Guide Update on September 3rd:

Texas: Listed below are links to TEA TEHCY Program resources:

South Carolina: parent guide, Back to School Amid COVID: What if I am not ready?

NAEHCY Survey Results, CLICK HERE

NAEHCY REOPENING OF SCHOOLS PEER GUIDANCE FOR STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS,

For a downloadable format, CLICK HERE

Introduction

On January 30, 2020, the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. States and communities took necessary steps to limit spread of the disease by issuing stay-at-home orders and closing schools, child care programs, public benefit offices, non-essential businesses, and many other public spaces where families experiencing homelessness typically receive support. As a result, families experiencing homelessness faced and continue to face extra barriers to resources and services on which they rely, and swift and intentional action is needed to ensure families experiencing homelessness receive the support they need to prevent significant and persistent harm to their physical and mental health, learning and development, and overall well-being.

As such, the following are considerations and issues that have already arisen with school closures beginning at the end of the last school year and are likely to continue to be issues as schools decide to remain with virtual only instruction or a hybrid model of virtual and in-person in the many different forms that currently exist and are likely to exist moving forward. Even for schools that decide to return in-person only, there will be challenges given the year end closures and issues that have arisen as a result of those closures including losing track of students previously identified as experiencing homelessness.

General concerns

Homelessness already creates barriers to resources and services, and those barriers are now amplified with schools, programs, and service providers being available virtually or partially virtual, and having gone through year end closures. That being said, we also recognize the delicate balance that needs to be considered with regard to in-person considerations and the benefits to in-person learning and the importance of schools to our students experiencing homelessness.

Issues/Considerations Identified: The issues identified, and potential strategies outlined below are a result of a NAEHCY survey to primarily homeless liaisons and others servicing our 1.5 million students experiencing homelessness. There were 564 respondents from 42 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico.

*Key to the strategies are partnerships. Partnerships have been established throughout the nation between schools/school districts and community members, local businesses, local service providers, and churches.*

ISSUE
STRATEGIES
Food and Nutrition:  Schools serve as sites for providing daily sustenance while schools are in session.

·       Access to Food and Nutrition. Not all schools were able to provide the amount of food that was needed during the closures on their own, and some were not able to account for those students who needed delivery.

·       Access to Transportation. Families may not be able to make it to food distribution sites, especially if those sites are in multiple locations, due to lack of access to safe, reliable transportation

·       Access to Space and Refrigeration. Families may have trouble storing food because they don’t have access to adequate space, refrigerators, etc.

·       Access to Credit. Families experiencing homelessness may not have access to credit which makes buying groceries online nearly impossible as well

·       Collaboration with churches, businesses, organizations, community members to provide meals for families and students

·       Delivery through collaboration with the local community

·       Bus stop delivery through schools

Reliable and Consistent Internet Connectivity, and Access to Technology

·       Families experiencing homelessness often do not own computers or even smart phones; they also often lack access to reliable internet service

·       Partner with local cable companies and/or other businesses to provide stable and reliable internet connection, and devices to facilitate connectivity

·       Schools and/or school-business partnerships to provide the devices

·       Placing WIFI on buses and parking them in various locations where needed

·       Libraries and community centers can provide WIFI in parking lots

Supplies and Learning materials

·       Students experiencing homelessness often lack the supplies and learning materials needed for academic success that they may be able to otherwise obtain while at school

·       Provide supplies and materials to McKinney-Vento students

·       Delivery made available through partnerships to provide students with the supplies and materials

·       Drive through pick-ups

·       Home visits to deliver supplies and learning materials

School Communications/Connections
  • Connection and communication gaps as a result of the year end closures and the high mobility of our students have resulted in a continued fear of our children and families not receiving the information they need during this time
·       Create a schedule to maintain constant connection and/or establish a coordinator to make regular contact with families

·       Visit shelters

·       Home visits

·       Utilize text apps and text messaging for communication

·       Create a plan to reestablish contact with families who may have been lost through school closures

Consistent Space to Learn, Study, Work
  • McKinney-Vento students often lack the space to be able to complete their work and studies
·       Establish space in small cohorts for the students to work and study

·       Partner with community centers and libraries to provide work and study space

Mentors, Tutors, Adults

·       McKinney-Vento students will not have access to mentors, tutors and adult presence to assist in work and study

·       Create a mentor and tutor program specifically for McKinney-Vento students

·       Establish small cohorts for instruction

·       Keep the students on a structured schedule

·       Establish regular check-ins

·       Create child care programs

After school activities

·       With school closures or partial school closures, after school activities have been eliminated or limited with COVID-19 restrictions

·       Partner with your city or town to assist with the administering of after school programs
HealthcareThe students and their families are not likely to have access to PPE and are likely to be identified as a vulnerable community

·       Vulnerable by pre-existing conditions. People in families experiencing homelessness often have higher rates of health problems, including high rates of asthma in children; these underlying health issues make them more vulnerable to negative outcomes of COVID-19

·       Vulnerable by living conditions. Families experiencing homelessness are often living in congregate or crowded living situations, which also make them more vulnerable to contracting COVID-19. Families experiencing homelessness may not have access to cleaning supplies, soap and water, etc. and control over the space they live in, which means they must depend on someone else to keep their living space sanitized

·       Vulnerable by lack of transportation. Lack of transportation is a well-documented barrier to education, healthcare, employment, public benefits, etc. among families experiencing homelessness. Many families experiencing homelessness don’t have access to a personal vehicle, meaning they must depend on public transportation, which exposes families to COVID-19

·       Vulnerable by lack of educational resources on the COVID-19 virus

·       Work with local organizations to educate families on the COVID-19 virus

·       Provide kits with PPE and hygiene products

·       Partner with local businesses to provide access to washers and dryers and cleaning supplies

Mental Health

·       Mental health challenges as a result of COVID-19 compound an already often challenging experience of homelessness and the roots of homelessness

·       Establish a mental health program with resources to assist students and families
Transportation
  • Transportation is an impediment for many M-V families which interferes with gaining access to most services and products needed for a hybrid model or an all virtual model
·       Partner with local community to provide delivery of supplies, products, devices, meals

·       Provide home visits

·       Make calls

·       Create a coordinated system of communication with families

·       Work with partners to provide bus passes

Intimate Partner Violence and Child Maltreatment

·       We already know domestic violence can be a contributor to family homelessness. During times of crisis, rates of intimate partner violence often increases and with few alternatives for families experiencing homelessness to flee to, we expect more families to experience violence during this time

·       Likewise, during a time of great uncertainty, significant financial challenges, heightened stress and anxiety, and restricted access to resources and social supports, children may face greater risk of experiencing maltreatment

·       Home visits

·       Coordinate communications and contact with other agencies and resources

·       Make phone calls

NAECHY Campaign: Crowdsourcing Solutions During COVID-19

Tambra Chamberlain of North Carolina

Norma Mercado of Texas

Rebeka Beach of Ohio

Rexanne Hill of Missouri

Grace Sibley of Louisiana

NAEHCY Webinar Series – Troubleshooting Service Delivery During the COVID-19 Outbreak

First Video – East Coast recorded Friday, April 17, 2020:

Second Video – Mountain recorded Friday, April 24, 2020:

Third Video – Central recorded Tuesday, April 28, 2020:

Fourth Video – West Coast recorded Tuesday, April 28, 2020:

Resources and Guidance

World Health Organization:

https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019

Centers for Disease and Control Prevention:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

Guidance for schools:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/index.html

U.S. Department of Education:

https://www.ed.gov/coronavirus

Education Week resources to check on state closings and school closings state by state with an interactive map:

https://www.edweek.org/ew/section/multimedia/map-coronavirus-and-school-closures.html

U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness

USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Please go to the following USDA Food and Nutrition Service website on all the waivers now being given during the outbreak:
FNS Response to COVID-19

HUD Guidance
Protecting Health and Well-being of People in Encampments During an Infectious Disease Outbreak
Non-Congregate Responses to Sheltering for COVID-19 Homeless Response

COVID-19 Stimulus Bill
For an exhaustive site with regard to the stimulus bill and what it means for your state, please go to:
COVID-19 Stimulus Bill: What it Means for States

Migrant Literacy NET
For resources and a previously recorded webinar on how to use Migrant Literacy NET for interim and home-based instruction, please go to:  https://recordings.join.me/GmhHLIj9KE2U6yFj-H7D3g

American Bar Association (ABA):

ABA Commission on Homelessness and Poverty

ABA Tax Section – Economic Impact Payment IRS Resources

Alabama:

Alabama general resources and up-to-date information on the virus and all closings and services:

https://www.al.com/

Alabama school closings with detailed information:

https://www.al.com/news/2020/03/some-alabama-school-systems-will-close-three-days-earlier-than-planned.html

Alaska:

Alaska Department of Health Services on general resources and up-to-date information:

http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/Epi/id/Pages/COVID-19/default.aspx

Alaska Department of Education and Early Development on the virus:

https://education.alaska.gov/safeschools/infectiousdisease

Arizona:

Arizona Department of Health Services:

https://www.azdhs.gov/preparedness/epidemiology-disease-control/infectious-disease-epidemiology/index.php#novel-coronavirus-home

Arizona Department of Education up-to-date information on the virus:

https://www.azed.gov/

Arkansas:

Arkansas Department of Health for up-to-date information:

https://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/topics/novel-coronavirus

For educators:

https://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/topics/covid-19-guidance-for-educators

On schools and closings:

https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/communications/covid-19-information

California:

California Department of Health:

https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/ncov2019.aspx

California virus guidance for schools:

https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/CDPH%20Document%20Library/School%20Guidance_ADA%20Compliant_FINAL.pdf

Colorado:

Colorado Department of Health:

https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/2019-novel-coronavirus

Colorado Department of Education with video:

https://www.cde.state.co.us/safeschools

Connecticut:

Department of Health:

https://portal.ct.gov/coronavirus

Guidance for schools:

https://portal.ct.gov/SDE/Press-Room/Press-Releases/2020/Guidance-to-Connecticut-School-Districts-in-Regard-to-COVID-19

Delaware:

Department of Health:

https://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/epi/2019novelcoronavirus.html

On school closures:

https://news.delaware.gov/2020/03/13/governor-carney-directs-two-week-closure-of-delaware-public-schools/

Florida:

Department of Health:

http://www.floridahealth.gov/diseases-and-conditions/COVID-19/

Department of Education:

http://www.fldoe.org/em-response/

Georgia:

Georgia Department of Public Health:

https://dph.georgia.gov/novelcoronavirus

Georgia for school closures, resources, and daily virus counts:

https://www.gadoe.org/External-Affairs-and-Policy/communications/Pages/COVID-19-School-Closures.aspx

Please contact the following email address for additional questions, corrections, concerns: schoolsafety@doe.k12.ga.us

Hawaii:

State Department on Health:

https://health.hawaii.gov/

State Department of Education:

http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/COVID-19-Information-Updates.aspx

Idaho:

Statewide information:

https://coronavirus.idaho.gov/

Resources for schools:

https://coronavirus.idaho.gov/resources-for-schools/

State Department of Education:

https://www.sde.idaho.gov/

Illinois:

Statewide information and resources:

http://www.dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/diseases-and-conditions/diseases-a-z-list/coronavirus

Illinois State Board of Education:

https://www.isbe.net/coronavirus

Indiana:

Statewide information and resources:

https://www.in.gov/coronavirus/

Department of Education on the virus:

https://www.doe.in.gov/

Iowa:

Iowa Department of Public Health:

https://idph.iowa.gov/emerging-health-issues/novel-coronavirus

School guidance:

https://educateiowa.gov/article/2020/03/16/pk-12-guidance-response-covid-19

Department of Education:

https://educateiowa.gov/article/2020/03/16/pk-12-guidance-response-covid-19

Kansas:

Department of Health:

http://www.kdheks.gov/coronavirus/

State Department of Education:
https://www.ksde.org/Home/Quick-Links/News-Room/commissioner-of-education-issues-guidance-to-school-districts-regarding-covid-19-1

Kentucky:

Cabinet for Health and Family Services:

https://chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dph/pages/covid19.aspx

Health alerts – KY:

https://healthalerts.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx

State Department of Education:

https://education.ky.gov/districts/SHS/Pages/2019-Novel-Coronavirus.aspx

Louisiana:

Department of Health:

http://ldh.la.gov/Coronavirus/

Department of Education:

https://louisianabelieves.com/resources/covid-19

Maine:

Statewide information:

https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/infectious-disease/epi/airborne/coronavirus.shtml

Department of Education:

https://www.maine.gov/doe/covid-19

Maryland:

Statewide information and department of health information have been combined during the crisis:

https://coronavirus.maryland.gov/

State Department of Education:

http://marylandpublicschools.org/Pages/default.aspx

Massachusetts:

Statewide information:

https://www.mass.gov/resource/information-on-the-outbreak-of-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19

FAQs on the virus:

https://www.mass.gov/info-details/frequently-asked-questions-about-covid-19

Department of Education:

http://www.doe.mass.edu/sfs/emergencyplan/covid19.html

Michigan:

Statewide information:

https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/

HHS information:

https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/0,5885,7-339-71550_5104_97675—,00.html

Association of Superintendents and Administrators:

http://gomasa.org/covid-19/

Minnesota:

Statewide information:

https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/index.html

Strategies to slow the spread:

https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/action.html

Department of Education:

https://education.mn.gov/MDE/dse/health/covid19/

Mississippi:

State Department of Health:

https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/14,0,420.html

State Department of Education:

https://www.mdek12.org/COVID19

Missouri:

Department of Health and Senior Services:

https://health.mo.gov/living/healthcondiseases/communicable/novel-coronavirus/

Department of Elementary and Secondary Education:

https://dese.mo.gov/communications/coronavirus-covid-19-information

Montana:

Statewide resources:

https://dphhs.mt.gov/publichealth/cdepi/diseases/coronavirusmt

Office of Public Instruction:

https://opi.mt.gov/

Nebraska:

Department of Health and Human Services:

http://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/Coronavirus.aspx

Department of Education:

https://www.education.ne.gov/publichealth/resources/

Education resources:

https://www.education.ne.gov/publichealth/

Nevada:

Division of Public and Behavioral Health:

http://dpbh.nv.gov/coronavirus/

FAQs Department of Education:

https://www.washoeschools.net/cms/lib/NV01912265/Centricity/Domain/152/COVID-19%20Updated%20FAQ%20for%20Districts%20and%20Schools%203.13.20.pdf

New Hampshire:

Statewide information:

https://www.nh.gov/covid19/

Department of Education resources:

https://www.education.nh.gov/who-we-are/commissioner/covid-19

New Jersey:

Department of Health:

https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/topics/mers.shtml

Department of Education:

https://www.nj.gov/education/topics/

New Mexico:

Statewide information:

http://www.newmexico.gov/

Department of Health:

https://cv.nmhealth.org/

Information on school meals:

https://www.newmexico.gov/2020/03/16/n-m-families-check-here-for-info-on-school-meals/

New York:

State Department of Health information:

https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/coronavirus/

More statewide information:

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/health/health-topics/coronavirus.page

Student Support Services:

http://www.p12.nysed.gov/sss/schoolhealth/schoolhealthservices/coronavirus.html

State Department of Education Resources:

http://www.nysed.gov/news/2020/state-education-department-issues-additional-guidance-schools-regarding-novel-coronavirus

North Carolina:

Division of Public Health:

https://www.ncdhhs.gov/divisions/public-health/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-response-north-carolina

Updates:

https://www.ncdhhs.gov/divisions/public-health/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-response-north-carolina/nc-updates

Epidemiology:

https://epi.dph.ncdhhs.gov/cd/diseases/coronavirus.html

Department of Public Instruction guidance:

https://www.dpi.nc.gov/news/coronavirus-guidance-schools-and-districts

 

North Dakota:

Department of Health:

https://www.health.nd.gov/diseases-conditions/coronavirus

Resources for schools:

https://www.health.nd.gov/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/resources-schools

Ohio:

Statewide information:

https://odh.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/odh/know-our-programs/Novel-Coronavirus

Department of Health:

https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/covid-19/

Department of Education:

http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Student-Supports/Coronavirus

Oklahoma:

State Department of Health:

https://coronavirus.health.ok.gov/

Situation summary:

https://www.ok.gov/health/Prevention_and_Preparedness/Acute_Disease_Service/Disease_Information/2019_Novel_Coronavirus/index.html

Department of Education:

https://sde.ok.gov/newsblog/2020-03-12/coronaviruscovid-19-faqs-oklahoma-public-schools

Oregon:

Health Authority:

https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/DISEASESCONDITIONS/DISEASESAZ/Pages/emerging-respiratory-infections.aspx

Department of Education:

https://www.oregon.gov/ode/students-and-family/healthsafety/Pages/COVID19.aspx

Pennsylvania:

Department of Health:

https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/disease/Pages/Coronavirus.aspx

Information on Education K12 and Higher Education:

https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/disease/Pages/Coronavirus%20Education.aspx

Rhode Island:

Department of Health:

https://health.ri.gov/diseases/ncov2019/

FAQ:

https://health.ri.gov/publications/factsheets/novel-coronavirus.pdf

Department of Education:

https://www.ride.ri.gov/InsideRIDE/AdditionalInformation/Covid19.aspx

South Carolina:

Statewide information:

https://www.scdhec.gov/infectious-diseases/viruses/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19

Department of Education:

https://ed.sc.gov/newsroom/covid-19-coronavirus-and-south-carolina-schools/

South Dakota:

Department of Health:

https://doh.sd.gov/news/Coronavirus.aspx

Department of Education:

https://doe.sd.gov/error.aspx?aspxerrorpath=/publichealth/coronavirus.aspx

Tennessee:

Department of Health:

https://www.tn.gov/health/cedep/ncov.html

Department of Education:

https://www.tn.gov/education/health-and-safety/update-on-coronavirus.html

Texas:

Health and Human Services:

https://www.dshs.state.tx.us/coronavirus/

Education Agency resources:

https://tea.texas.gov/texas-schools/safe-and-healthy-schools/coronavirus-covid-19-support-and-guidance

Utah:

Statewide information:

https://coronavirus.utah.gov/

Information and resources by the State Board of Education:

https://schools.utah.gov/coronavirus

Vermont:

Department of Health:

https://www.healthvermont.gov/response/infectious-disease/2019-novel-coronavirus

Agency of Education:

https://education.vermont.gov/news/covid-19-guidance-vermont-schools

Virginia:

Department of Health:

http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/surveillance-and-investigation/novel-coronavirus/

Department of Education:

http://www.doe.virginia.gov/support/health_medical/office/covid-19.shtml

Washington:

Statewide information:

https://www.doh.wa.gov/Emergencies/Coronavirus

Guidance and resources by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction:

https://www.k12.wa.us/about-ospi/press-releases/novel-coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-resources

Washington, D.C.:

General information:

https://coronavirus.dc.gov/

DC public schools:

https://dcps.dc.gov/coronavirus

West Virginia:

Department of Health and Human Resources:

https://dhhr.wv.gov/COVID-19/Pages/default.aspx

Department of Education:

https://wvde.us/covid19/

Wisconsin:

Department of Health Services:

https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/covid-19/index.htm

Department of Public Instruction:

https://dpi.wi.gov/sspw/2019-novel-coronavirus

Wyoming:

Department of Health:

https://health.wyo.gov/publichealth/infectious-disease-epidemiology-unit/disease/novel-coronavirus/

Resources from the Department of Education:

https://edu.wyoming.gov/educators/covid-19-resources/

Other Resources:

Soles4Souls:

Homelessness has long been a problem in the US, and the pandemic has made it worse. While many organizations are focused on the critical needs of food and shelter, school officials tell us shoes are essential for students to succeed. It’s why Soles4Souls created our 4EveryKid program to provide a pair new shoes to children experiencing homelessness across the country. Because without a good pair of shoes, kids feel embarrassed, discouraged, or left out simply because they lack something most of us take for granted. For more information and how to get involved, contact Tiffany Turner: tiffanyt@soles4souls.org.