Stuff the Bus Campaign Celebrates 15 Years of Support for Students
July 1, 2024
The Santa Cruz County Office of Education (Santa Cruz COE) and United Way of Santa Cruz County are celebrating 15 years of partnership to provide ...
Save the Date: Central Coast Foster & Homeless Education Summit
February 20, 2024
April 19th, 9:00AM-3:30PM Salinas City Center 1 Main Street Salinas, CA 93901 We are pleased to announce the 2024 Central Coast Foster & Homeless Education ...
Students in Transition Program Collaborates with FosterEd to Educate Live Oak CORE Team
January 18, 2024
The Students in Transition program has joined forces with the FosterEd team to extend their outreach and knowledge-sharing efforts to districts across the county. This ...
The Intersection of Homelessness and Education in Santa Cruz County
November 15, 2023
Youth without a high school credential are 346% more likely to experience homelessness as adults than their peers who completed high school. Recognizing the intersectionality ...
Shedding Light on Homelessness in Education: The Annual Student Count Results
October 27, 2023
The Students in Transition program has completed the Annual Count of Homeless Students in Schools for the 2022-2023 school year. This is achieved through an ...
SIT and FosterEd Programs Outreaching to Students & Families
September 21, 2023
This month, the Students in Transition Program and the FosterEd program hit the ground running with outreach and training opportunities. Staff educated parents and educators ...
SIT Programs Impact on our Students and Families
June 20, 2023
The Students In Transitions (SIT) program was able to support 13 different families, including 25 children with over 50 safe nights in a hotel stay ...
Santa Cruz COE at the 2023 CA Homeless Education Conference
May 17, 2023
Erika Cortes, our Homeless Project Coordinator, was able to attend the 2023 CA Homeless Education Conference earlier this month. She described it as a refreshing, ...
Student Support Services Update – September 2022
September 15, 2022
The start of the school year has been busy for the Student Support Services Department! First, our Student Leadership and Engagement Coordinator, Celeste Gutierrez, is ...
Help us Stuff The Bus for Local Students!
July 27, 2021
Every year, Santa Cruz County Office of Education and United Way of Santa Cruz team up to Stuff The Bus, gathering essential backpacks and school ...
2020 Stuff the Bus School Supply Drive Help Families in a Time of Need
September 15, 2020
With the help of volunteers, backpacks have been stuffed with school supplies for homeless students.
Project Rudolf 2015
December 1, 2015
The Santa Cruz County Office of Education’s Students in Transition (SIT) Program embarked on their second annual Project Rudolf in 2015.