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New Hampshire School District Awarded Grant To Help Students Experiencing Homelessness

The school district that serves Claremont, Cornish and Unity, New Hampshire, has received federal funding to help serve its homeless student population.

The district educates the most homeless students in New Hampshire per capita. Between nine and 12 percent of students in theSAU #6 school districtare experiencing homelessness.

Cory LeClair, the assistant superintendent, says over the course of three years some of the $135,000 grant money will help fund the One-4-All Family Center located in Claremont, a daily drop-off center for homeless families with young children.

“It's an opportunity for them to come, engage their children in play with an adult staff member who has a strong early childhood background," LeClair says. "And they can help families really learn how to use play to build early literacy and early numeracy skills."

At the same location the SAU #6 school district has a clothing closet and other necessities to make getting to school and learning easier for students experiencing homelessness.

Rebecca Sananes was VPR's Upper Valley Reporter. Before joining the VPR Newsroom, she was the Graduate Fellow at WBUR and a researcher on a Frontline documentary.
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