Statistics don’t tell the whole story as the pandemic throws into sharp relief issues the state’s been having for years, including homelessness and its impact on Ohio students.
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“We haven’t seen a major increase in homelessness in Ohio, but overall it’s kind of held steady from the best we can tell,” Roth said. “There’s not really been any really reliable data from the state to really tell.” The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness used public school data from the U.S. Department of Education to estimate 32,780 students who experienced homelessness over the 2018-19 school year. The council found that 359 of those students were “unsheltered,” 4,800 were housed in shelters, 1,731 lived in hotels/motels, and 25,890 were “doubled up,” meaning they combined with other households to save money or for other reasons.
Uses for the grant money are “extensive,” according to the state, but it recommended school districts use the money for things such as clothing, food, medical and dental services, counseling services, along with student and parental outreach services. The funds are meant to be used to address immediate needs for families, like short-term stays at hotels or Wi-Fi hotspots for students. Wayland said it’s up to the districts to decide what’s best for their communities, but she hopes they look at longterm solutions as well as the short-term fixes.
Metro districts in the three Cs have the biggest pools of money in that second allocation, with the Cincinnati City School District getting $1.3 million, the Columbus City School District awarded $1.2 million and the Cleveland City School District receiving $1.164 million, according to data provided by the ODE. Districts like Youngstown, Lorain, Akron, Canton and Toledo all received six-figure sums to help with homelessness in their areas.
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