BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Peterborough Town Library X-WR-CALNAME:Peterborough Town Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5a909fc6-9f69-4ab5-8497-2434716e85fd SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260727T215406Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231002T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231002T193000 SUMMARY:Before a Challenge Becomes a Crisis LOCATION:Peterborough Town Library\nPeterborough Town Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Peterborough Town Library; X-APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Peterborough Town Library:geo:42.8778331,-71.948 1458 GEO:42.8778331;-71.9481458 DESCRIPTION:The Conval School District is sponsoring an information and ed ucational event with a focus on the rights of children who are identified as homeless and how we can support these families. .\nhttps://peterborough townlibrary.libnet.info/event/9173409 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Hearty appetizers and treats served to all who register! Come straight from work and become an informed advocate for battling issues of homelessness.

The McKinney-Vento Act i s a federal law passed in 1987\, which addresses the needs of homeless children and provides support for their education. \;

Many ar e not aware of this law and the benefits it provides for students who are experiencing \;homelessness. Many in our community don't even know we have homeless families in our district. Most of the students and their&nbs p\;families who are identified as homeless in \;the \;Conval Schoo l District are living in what we call a "doubled up" situation. This means that they are living in shared housing with friends \;or family. We a lso have students and their families living at MATS\, Monadnock Area Trans itional Shelter\, a transitional \;shelter in Peterborough. \;

Attend this event and learn about how the \;Mckinney-Vento Act su pports these students\, what resources are available for them\, and how&nb sp\;to access them. We can support folks BEFORE crisis if we stay networke d and connected on what we have as community resources.

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5:30-6:00-Doors open\, light dinner served. Information tables from various service providers open.
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6:00-6:45 -Welcome\, keynote speaker\, Yvonne Vissing\, author of Changing the P aradigm of Homelessness.
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6:45-7:15-Panel of Local Providers Q &\;A
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7:15-7:30-Networking and Information tables open.
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About Yvonne Vissing\, PhD:
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Vissing is Professor of Healthcare Studies and Founding Direc tor of the Center for Childhood &\; Youth Studies at Salem State Univer sity is the US policy chair for the Hope for Children Convention on the Ch ild Policy Center in Cyprus She is on the Steering Committee for Human Rig hts Educators USA\, on the AAAS Human Rights Council. \; \;Vissing is author of 20 books\, including \;Children&rsquo\;s Human Rights in the USA: Challenge &\; Opportunities\, \;Changing the Paradigm of Homelessness\, and \;The Rights of Unaccompanied Minors. \; \; A clinical sociologist\, National Institute of Mental Health Post-Doctoral Research Fellow on child abuse and Whiting Foundation fellow studying chi ld rights\, she was a Dialogue and Democracy fellow at UCONN&rsquo\;s Dodd Center for Human Rights and graduate of Equitas International Human Right s Training Program in Montreal.
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This program is funded by the American Rescue Plan Grant (ARP ESSER) for identifying homeless ch ildren and youth\, and providing them with wrap-around services and assist ance to attend school and participate fully in school activities and Spons ored by the Conval School District.
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Catered \;by Cynthia Ingraham of Shiva Catering.
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Sponsored in part b y the Peterborough Town Library.
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