The U.S. homeless population has increased in recent years - and the numbers are staggering. According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, approximately 57,971 family households were identified as homeless in January 2017, and inn 2016, approximately 500,000 people in families stayed in homeless shelters or transitional housing. Of that number, 292,166 were children, 144,991 of them under the age of six.

Needless to say, homeless families have many legal needs. Homeless children, in particular, are often the most severely impacted by a lack of housing. It can affect their health, their overall development (physical, mental, and emotional), and unsurprisingly, their education. Many homeless youth and their families are unaware of their rights, and typically do not receive proper services without the help of an advocate in their corner. This begs the question: what role can lawyers play in advocating for the educational rights of homeless youth...?

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