Fact Sheets for Students

The Fact Sheets for Students are materials designed for school aged children to educate them about the causes and solutions to homelessness and provide opportunities for the young people to become a part of the solution. Originally, the fact sheets were designed in 2000 during a partnership project between the National Alliance to End Homelessness and the Fannie Mae Foundation that sought to engage young people in the Washington, D.C. area in the fight to end homelessness. The Alliance updated the fact sheets in 2007 to reflect current statistics and strategies for ending homelessness.

• Kindergarten-Grade 2
• Grades 3-5
• Middle School
• High School

Homeless to Harvard
In April 2003, Lifetime Television premiered the Lifetime Original Movie, Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story. The movie, which is based on a true-life story, was accompanied by an educational campaign to increase awareness about the issues and solutions of homelessness and promote youth empowerment. As part of this campaign, the National Alliance to End Homelessness and Girls Inc. partnered with Lifetime to develop the Homeless to Harvard educational toolkit. The toolkit, which includes fact sheets and activities to facilitate classroom discussion, has been distributed to high school educators and guidance counselors throughout the nation. The Homeless to Harvard toolkit is available for download:

• Homeless to Harvard Worksheets
• Homeless to Harvard Teacher's Guide