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Why So Many Students Are Homeless

The new KIDS COUNT report, by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, finds children in Oregon are healthier than average but lag their peers nationwide when it comes to education.
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The new KIDS COUNT report, by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, finds children in Oregon are healthier than average but lag their peers nationwide when it comes to education.

The State of Oregon recently reported on the numbers of homeless students in the state. 

And the figures were not encouraging: of the five districts with the highest rates of student homelessness, four are in our listening area.  Butte Falls tops the list. 

The Maslow Project works to assist homeless students in both Jackson and Josephine Counties, and seldom has to look far to find people to serve.  Program director Fallon Stewart of Maslow joins us with details of the program features.  
 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.
April Ehrlich reports on lands and environmental policy for Oregon Public Broadcasting, a JPR news partner. Her reporting comes to JPR through the Northwest News Network, a collaboration between public media organizations in Oregon and Washington.