MV Update

25 - 26 FAFSA is now available

Need to know more or need sample letters for UHY? Visit SHC's FAFSA collection

• Allegan - ACCF scholarships are due March 10th, summer music camp scholarship now available
• MV awareness - replace MV Right posters in buildings and community NCHE or SHC, send or post reminders to staff on signs of potential homelessness, ask counselors and social workers to listen for and then share any potentially eligible students
• Start to identify MV students who may need summer school / credit recovery
• Connect with UHY to see if they need additional hygiene items or school supplies
• Identify any MV students who have fees or fines for trips or lost textbooks, device damage - things can be reimbursed through our grant

• NEW Foster Care Data Toolkit - highlights include MI Interactive Maps and Info Sharing between Child Welfare and Education Agencies
• NEW Summary of Updates to Federal Guidance on Students in Care
• Kent - new State of Housing Report from Housing Kent
• March 18th - MDE webinar - The Intersection of Migrant and Homeless Education, register here
• NEW Federal Policy Update webinar available from SchoolHouse Connection
• No Cost Tax Prep and Filing through United Way - Allegan & Kent | Barry

• 5 committee areas: transportation, energy efficiency, economic and workforce development, food and nutrition, digital inclusion
• Kent County Food Policy Council
• Click to learn more and subscribe to their newsletter or join a committee

• Students who enroll under SOC and then experience homelessness retain their SOC status
• Mark Homeless in addition to SOC

• Updated Foster Care Guidance lunch and learn webinars - 12pm - 1pm, register for each date you are interested in attending - 3/5, 3/26, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7
• 3/25, 12pm - 5pm - Ask Friend of the Court session at Alpha Men's Center