Supporting Displaced Students and Families During and After Emergency Events

On Wednesday, February 27, 2019, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET, the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe and Supportive Students (OSSS) and its REMS TA Center will host a webinar on the topic of supports for homeless and displaced students and families during and after emergencies that impact school district, school and campus communities.

Christina Dukes, from ED’s National Center on Homeless Education (NCHE) also will join the webinar, which will provide a basic overview of why this topic is important and insight that can help state and local education and emergency management agencies understand how they can support students and families displaced from homes, communities, and school settings as a result of natural disasters or other emergencies.

This event will also feature a dedicated 15-minute Q&A session during which presenters will field questions from participants.

Presenters:

• Madeline Sullivan, Management and Program Analyst, OSSS, ED
• Christina Dukes, Federal Liaison, National Center on Homeless Education
• Janelle Williams Hughes, Deputy Project Director, REMS TA Center

Post-Webinar Chat

The Webinar will be followed by a live Web Chat with the presenters on the REMS TA Center’s Community of Practice (CoP) from 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET.

Already a CoP Member? If you wish to participate in the Web Chat, you will be automatically redirected to the CoP following the Q&A session.

Not a CoP Member? We invite you to join our growing community of more than 1,300 practitioners to collaborate on special projects, share news and resources, and learn from the experiences of others in the field! Please visit https://rems.ed.gov/COP/default.aspx to create an account in advance of the event.

Pre-Webinar Questions?

Have Web Chat questions to send us now? Email info@remstacenter.org under the subject line February 27 Webinar: Questions for Web Chat and we’ll keep them on stand-by for the Web Chat. You can also send us Web Chat questions in advance by tagging @remstacenter on Twitter and using the following hashtag: #SchoolSafetyDisplacedStudents.

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