A PARTNERSHIP FOR SUCCESS:
SCHOOL AND FAITH-BASED
COLLABORATION
Indianapolis Public Schools
and
Outreach, Inc.
NAEHCY Annual Conference
Pittsburgh, PA
November 7, 2011
WHO ARE WE?
• Ginger Arvin, McKinney-Vento Liaison
Indianapolis Public Schools
• Eric Howard, Executive
Director & Founder
Outreach, Inc.
• Rob Pallikan, G.O.A.L.
Case Manager
Outreach, Inc.
INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
• Largest school district in
Indiana
• Enrollment 2011 - 2012
• 31,707 Students
• Average Number
Homeless Per Day
• 1,100 Students
• Free / Reduced Lunch
October 2011
• 79% Free
• 6% Reduced
• 15% Paid
• Ethnicity 2011-2012
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53.47% Black
22.77% White
18.40% Hispanic
4.77% Two or More
Races
• 0.43% Asian
• 0.15% Native
American / Alaska
Native
• 0.01% Native Hawaiian
/ Pacific Islander
HOMELESS SUMMARY
REPORT
2010-2011
• Total Number of Students who
were Homeless – 1,909
• Doubled-up – 1,515
• Sheltered – 326
• Hotel/Motel – 68
HOMELESS SUMMARY
REPORT
2010-2011
• Total by Grade
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PK – 6
KG – 211
01 – 234
02 – 170
03 – 192
04 – 168
05 – 151
• Total by Grade
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06 – 117
07 – 112
08 – 116
09 – 135
10 – 132
11 – 78
12 – 87
HOUSING IN INDIANAPOLIS
Housing Type
Number of NonDV Agencies
with Shelter
Number of DV
Only Agencies
with Shelter
Non-DV
Beds
DV
Required
Total
Beds
Emergency
Youth Shelter
2
0
31
0
31
Family
Shelters
6
2
387
96
483
Family
Transitional
7
2
188
93
281
Family
Permanent
Supportive
8
0
418
0
418
TOTAL
23
4
1024
189
1213
OUTREACH, INC.
• Founded by Eric Howard in 1996
• Mission: “Equipping and empowering homeless
teens and young adults to exit street life.”
• Statement of Beliefs
• Outreach believes in the redemptive power of Christ
to help homeless youth find a home by:
o Offering the hospitality of Christ;
o Journeying with them to provide transformational
guidance; and
o Instilling hope to exit the streets toward a more stable
lifestyle.
WHAT DOES OUTREACH DO?
• Case Management
• Graduation, Occupation, Address and
Life Style (G.O.A.L.)
• Drop-in Center
• Referrals
• Street Work
• Statistics
IPS AND OUTREACH
• Collaborative relationship began in 2004 to
address needs of homeless youth
• Increase the enrollment, attendance and academic
success of unattached high school youth and
promote postsecondary education
• Heighten the sensitivity of the public to the
challenges of students and families who are
homeless
• Started with referrals from one (1) high school
• Funding through the Indiana Department of
Education
• Current contract – $27,200
• Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
MOU ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Indianapolis Public Schools
• Ensure educational rights and protections for
students who are homeless
• Serve as the fiscal intermediary for grant funding
• Enter into contracts for services to meet
identified gaps
• Facilitate communication between the partners
• Oversee the implementation of all objectives in
proposal
• Work with shelters and volunteers to provide
tutors for students
• Monitor the work of the evaluation team
• Report to the State Department of Education
MOU ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Outreach, Inc.
• Provide intense case management for a minimum of
thirty (30) IPS high school unattached youth
• Work collaboratively to develop a "homeless
immersion program" and/or "multimedia
presentation" that promotes increased sensitivity
and public awareness of homeless youth and
related problems
• Provide professional development to IPS school
social workers and other school staff on best
practices and non-traditional ways of working with
homeless youth
• Work collaboratively with IPS on truancy, school
police training, law enforcement and equitable
treatment in schools
MOU ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Outreach, Inc.
• With other partners, provide opportunities for
employment or internships
• Work collaboratively to develop and distribute
informational posters on rights, resources and
access
• Supply resources and services in areas to which
public schools do not generally have access (e.g.,
rent, utility bills, state identification cards, etc.)
• Support effective communication between youth
agencies, shelters and schools
• Present at the National Association for the
Education of Homeless Youth and Children
Conference when requested
G.O.A.L. PROGRAM
2010-2011
• Supported at-risk unaccompanied high
school youth with a case manager
• Three (3) case managers – two (2)
females and one (1) male
• Average caseload of sixteen (16)
students
• Provided wraparound services and case
management while accompanying youth
through their immediate and future
needs
• Reduced barriers enabling students to
remain connected to school
G.O.A.L. PROGRAM
2010-2011
• Empowered youth to complete high
school and pursue employment
and/or post secondary options
• Received ninety-five (95) new
referrals
• Completed thirty-one (31) intakes
• Worked with one hundred ten (110)
IPS unattached youth from nine (9)
high schools and two (2) alternative
education programs
GRADUATION
• Eighty-three (83) educational contacts
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Advocated for students in schools
Enrolled students in high school
Dealt with attendance and truancy matters
Prepared students for SAT and ACT testing
Secured funding to pay graduation fees
Guided students through credit recovery
Assisted students in securing scholarships
Prepared students to attend college
• Assisted in coordinating school bus routes and
provided city bus passes
• Transported youth to appointments, graduations and
various educational events
GRADUATION
• Thirty-four (34) seniors graduated with high
school diplomas in May/June 2011
• Ninety-two (92) % of seniors graduated from
high school
• Twenty-seven (27) graduates were scheduled
to begin postsecondary classes
• Three (3) received Outreach, Inc. scholarships
toward college and vocational schools
• Two (2) entered military service
• One (1) went to Job Corps
• Celebrated first college graduation of a former
G.O.A.L. participant
OCCUPATION
• Eighty-one (81) employment
connections
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Obtained state IDs
Searched for jobs
Completed job applications
Advocated with vocational rehabilitation
Referred to job coaching
Attended job fairs
Assisted with background checks
Referred to vocational schools
ADDRESS
• Sixty-eight (68) housing referrals
and connections
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Supported rent and utilities
Assisted with low-income housing
Searched for apartments
Secured apartments / housing
Referred to transitional living programs
Made general referrals
LIFE STYLE
• One Hundred Sixteen (116) students
received health advocacy and assistance
• Referred for health insurance
• Assisted with Medicaid, food stamps, WIC,
prenatal care and medical appointments
• Provided clothing, school uniforms and cap and
gowns for graduation
• Referred for eye exams and glasses
• Connected with the Dress for Success program
to aid in job preparation and professional
clothing
LIFE STYLE
• Four (4) youth were matched with
Outreach, Inc. mentors
• Eighteen (18) youth received mental
health referrals for:
• Crisis counseling
• Suicide assessments
• Psychiatric services
LIFE STYLE
• Six (6) youth received spiritual
support
• Connected to churches and faith
communities
• Nine (9) youth received legal support
• Court advocacy
• Probation support
• Child welfare assistance
LIFE STYLE
• Various youth also received
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Relational and emotional guidance
Reconciliation with family members
Senior pictures
Teen parenting classes
Baby showers
Spring break trips
Courses on sex trafficking
Trips to art galleries
Trip to Marengo Cave for male students
Trip to the Underground Railroad Museum in
Cincinnati, OH for female students
EVALUATION
• Monthly invoices with
narrative
• Internal tracking of students
through client objectives
• Map-Journey-Path tracking
sheet
• Weekly client meeting
consultations
SUCCESSES
Lamar
•Barriers:
oLack of support
oLegal situation
•Partnership:
oStudent identified by School Social
Worker
oCommunication with school to
assist with legal issues
SUCCESSES
Marcus
•Barrier:
oTransportation
•Partnership:
oWorked with IPS to obtain school bus pick up
Anthony
•Barrier:
oUnemployment
oLack of knowledge of applying to college
•Partnership:
oESG Security
oAssistance from School Social Worker after
graduation toward college
SUCCESSES
SUCCESSES
"If students fail, it isn't because of lack
of support from G.O.A.L. Case
Managers. The Case Managers offer
options students didn't have before
which gives them (the
students) hope. Any homeless kid I
have I would refer to the program."
Jan Riesche, School Social Worker at
Broad Ripple Magnet High School for
the Arts and Humanities
FOR MORE INFO CONTACT:
• Ginger Arvin, McKinney-Vento Liaison
Indianapolis Public Schools
arving@ips.k12.in.us
(317) 226-3870
• Eric Howard, Executive Director
Outreach, Inc.
(317) 951-8886
http://outreachindiana.org/
ehoward@outreachindiana.org
• Rob Pallikan, G.O.A.L. Case Manager
rpallikan@outreachindiana.org