The Intersection of Homelessness and Education in Santa Cruz County
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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
With the help of volunteers, backpacks have been stuffed with school supplies for homeless students.
Project Rudolf 2015
The Santa Cruz County Office of Education’s Students in Transition (SIT) Program embarked on their second annual Project Rudolf in 2015.