- Spokane Public Schools
- HEART
Homeless Education and Resource Team (HEART)
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If you are a part of the HEART program and are in need of support from the schools or if you are experiencing a loss of housing please fill out this form and a member of the HEART team will be in touch with you.
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Who we serve
The HEART program helps children and youth who lack a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence. This includes children and youth who are:
- Sharing the housing of others due to loss of housing, economic hardship or a similar reason
- Living in motels or campgrounds due to the lack of alternative living accommodations
- Living in emergency or transitional shelters
- Abandoned in hospitals
- Living in places that are not regular sleeping accommodations for people, such as cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations or similar settings
- Migratory children and youth living in any of the above situations
What we do
As homeless education facilitators, we:
- Locate and enroll students in the HEART program
- Coordinate transportation to student's "school of origin"
- Communicate to each school regularly about HEART students currently enrolled in their building and contact teachers and/or school officials about developing issues
- Serve as a liaison between the school, parents, students and community agencies to meet the educational needs of students
- Accumulate statistics about the mobility of homeless students
- Visit school buildings to support students, staff and parents with any issues/concerns
- Network with other community agencies and programs involved with homelessness to coordinate advocacy efforts and link community services
- Assist in obtaining educational documents and records
- Ensure that children and youth, including unaccompanied youth, enroll and have a full and equal opportunity to succeed in school
Our goals
We aim:
- to support and meet the educational needs of students in short-term or temporary housing situations
- to maintain consistency of the educational process while living in transitional housing
- ensure the same opportunity to meet high academic standards as all students
- engage parents, school, and the community as full partners in the educational process of students who are in transitional situations

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Contact
Liaison
Sarah Miller
509.354.7305Intake Specialist
Christie McReynolds
509.354.7302 (phone)
509.354.5914 (fax)Resources