“It’s the same kind of thing that a mom and dad would do for their student,” Marzinko said, “But we have to remember that, for students in homeless situations, their parents have not had college experience.” I have seen this project do a lot of good, a problem with this quote though. Makes it sound as if you missed college you will be homeless. Maybe it’s a misquote. If not then it shows that often the people serving in areas have narrow minds.

People get where they are for a lot of reasons. College isn’t going to save ya, doesn’t even get you a job any more. All in all I’m glad to see the project still thriving and not falling off of the radar.

Serving the city’s 900 homeless students

Posted on October 8th, 2009 in Community Service Profile, News and Commentary

Over the course of last year, more than 900 students in the School District of Lancaster qualified as ‘homeless.’ These students, largely at the elementary level, have no permanent residence, no reliable income, and no certainty of persevering through graduation. Even worse, these students are at high risk of following their parents’ footsteps into a homeless adulthood. The district’s Homeless Students Project works to foster a sense of normalcy for these students—connecting them with services, keeping them in school, and helping them break the oppressive cycle of family poverty…  (more)