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Flagler Schools reports 394 students identified as experiencing homelessness; FIT liaison outlines services and partnerships
Summary
Families in Transition liaison Rishanda Lloyd Miller told the school board that the district identified 394 students experiencing homelessness this school year, 330 of whom remain enrolled, and highlighted transportation, food, housing and partner referrals the program provides.
The Flagler County School Board heard an update May 27 on the Families in Transition (FIT) program, which serves students experiencing homelessness and unstable housing. Rishanda Lloyd Miller, the district’s homeless education liaison, told the board the program identified 394 students this school year; 330 remain enrolled and 34 are unaccompanied youth without a parent or legal guardian.
Miller described FIT’s eligibility screening (based on whether nighttime residence is fixed, regular and adequate) and said about 90% of FIT families are “doubling up” — staying temporarily with other families because of…
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