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Kids Without Homes Toolkit
The Kids Without Homes Toolkit was developed to raise awareness about homelessness and to provide compliance training for the McKinney-Vento Act. The toolkit was developed by the Region 12 Education Service Center in collaboration with Region 10 Education Service Center and the THEO office.
The following files are the manual itself, along with the handouts and PowerPoint presentations for use in conjunction with each of the manual's modules. Download the files you wish to use by clicking on the appropriate title.
If you would like to modify/customize any of the files using Microsoft Word, please request the files you want from Tim Stahlke at tstahlke@mail.utexas.edu or Nancy G. Walker, author of Kids Without Homes, at ngwalker@grandecom.net. In your email, please provide the name of the specific facilitator guide(s), lesson plan(s) and/or handout(s) you are requesting.
Binder Covers
Black and white binder spines for Volumes 1 and 2 (pdf 12kb)
Color binder spines for Volumes 1 and 2 (pdf 12 kb)
Black and white cover for Volume 1 (pdf 28kb)
Color cover for Volume 1 (pdf 28kb)
Black and white cover for Volume 2 (pdf 28kb)
Color cover for Volume 2 (pdf 28kb)
Volume 1: Awareness Materials
Self-Paced Orientation to the Kids Without Homes Toolkit (pdf 2mb)
Module for Bus Drivers
- Facilitator Guide for Bus Drivers (pdf 352kb)
- Handouts for Bus Drivers (pdf 400kb)
- PowerPoint Presentation for Bus Drivers (PowerPoint 3.5mb)
Module for Parents
- Facilitator Guide for Parents (pdf 1.2mb)
- Handouts for Parents (pdf 1.3mb)
- PowerPoint Presentation for Parents (PowerPoint 396kb)
Module for Community Organizations
- Facilitator Guide for Community Organizations (pdf 448kb)
- Handouts for Community Organizations (pdf 472kb)
- PowerPoint Presentation for Community Organizations (PowerPoint 568kb)
Module for Faith-Based Organizations
- Facilitator Guide for Faith-Based Organizations (pdf 7.8mb)
- Handouts for Faith-Based Organizations (pdf 584kb)
- PowerPoint Presentation for Faith-Based Organizations (PowerPoint 1.8mb)
Module for Campus Service Organizations
- Facilitator Guide for Campus Service Organizations (pdf 4.7mb)
- Handouts for Campus Service Organizations (pdf 205kb)
- PowerPoint Presentation for Campus Service Organizations (PowerPoint 1.8mb)
Lessons for Kids (Homeless Awareness Classroom Lessons)
Note: Liaisons must prepare these materials for use by appropriate district personnel. Click on the desired files below to download them.
- Overview (pdf 80kb)—includes instructions for assembling Teacher Packages
- Grades K–2 Facilitator Manual (pdf 256kb)
- Grades K–2 Teacher Package
- Grades K–2 Teacher Binder Cover (pdf 68kb)
- Grades K–2 Teacher Lesson Plan and Notes (pdf 136kb)
- Grades K–2 Handout Masters Envelope Cover (pdf 68kb)
- Grades K–2 Handout Masters (pdf 160kb)
- Grades 3–5 Facilitator Manual (pdf 512kb) and Factsheet (pdf 416kb)
- Grades 3–5 Teacher Package
- Grades 3–5 Teacher Binder Cover (pdf 68kb)
- Grades 3–5 Teacher Lesson Plan and Notes (pdf 324kb)
- Grades 3–5 Factsheet Master (pdf 416kb)
- Grades 3–5 Handout Masters Envelope Cover (pdf 68kb)
- Grades 3–5 Handout Masters (pdf 472kb)
- Grades 6–8 Facilitator Manual (pdf 948kb) and Factsheet (pdf 204kb)
- Grades 6–8 Teacher Package
- Grades 6–8 Teacher Binder Cover (pdf 68kb)
- Grades 6–8 Teacher Lesson Plan and Notes (pdf 184kb)
- Grades 6–8 Factsheet Master (pdf 204kb)
- Grades 6–8 Handout Masters Envelope Cover (pdf 68kb)
- Grades 6–8 Handout Masters (pdf 788kb)
- Grades 9–12 Facilitator Manual (pdf 796kb) and Factsheet (pdf 324kb)
- Grades 9–12 Teacher Package
- Grades 9–12 Teacher Binder Cover (pdf 68kb)
- Grades 9–12 Teacher Lesson Plan and Notes (pdf 152kb)
- Grades 9–12 Factsheet Master (pdf 324kb)
- Grades 9–12 Handout Masters Envelope Cover (pdf 68kb)
- Grades 9–12 Handout Masters (pdf 664kb)
Volume 2: Compliance Modules
Module for School Board Members
- Facilitator Guide for School Board Members (pdf 1.3mb)
- Handouts for School Board Members (pdf 1.1mb)
- PowerPoint Presentation for School Board Members (PowerPoint 276kb)
Module for Superintendents and Administrators
- Facilitator Guide for Superintendents and Administrators (pdf 328kb)
- Handouts for Superintendents and Administrators (pdf 572kb)
- PowerPoint Presentation for Superintendents and Administrators (PowerPoint 328kb)
Module for Registrars and Others Who Enroll Students
- Facilitator Guide for Registrars and Others Who Enroll Students (pdf 1.6mb)
- Handouts for Registrars and Others Who Enroll Students (pdf 736kb)
- PowerPoint Presentation for Registrars and Others Who Enroll Students (PowerPoint 236kb)
Module for Nutritionists
- Facilitator Guide for Nutritionists (pdf 892kb)
- Handouts for Nutritionists (pdf 1.1mb)
- PowerPoint Presentation for Nutritionists (PowerPoint 424kb)
Module for Health Care Personnel
- Facilitator Guide for Health Care Personnel (pdf 436kb)
- Handouts for Health Care Personnel (pdf 372kb)
- PowerPoint Presentation for Health Care Personnel (PowerPoint 508kb)
Module for School Counselors and Social Workers
- Facilitator Guide for School Counselors and Social Workers (pdf 420kb)
- Handouts for School Counselors and Social Workers (pdf 372kb)
- PowerPoint Presentation for School Counselors and Social Workers (PowerPoint 652kb)
Module for Teachers
- Facilitator Guide for Teachers (pdf 504kb)
- Handouts for Teachers (pdf 396kb)
- PowerPoint Presentation for Teachers (PowerPoint 480kb)
Module for Transportation Directors
- Facilitator Guide for Transportation Directors (pdf 1.6mb)
- Handouts for Transportation Directors (pdf 1.7mb)
- PowerPoint Presentation for Transportation Directors (PowerPoint 4.5mb)
Additional Awareness Materials
- Brochure for Realtors, pdf version (220kb)
- Brochure for Realtors, Word version (288kb)
- Flyer for Owners/Managers or Economy Hotels and Motels, pdf version (112kb)
- Flyer for Owners/Managers or Economy Hotels and Motels, Word version (72kb)
- Bilingual Flyer for School Custodians, pdf version (24kb)
- Bilingual Flyer for School Custodians, Word version (52kb)