Our weekly program, Making Democracy Work, is a collaboration between KSMU Radio and the League of Women Voters of Southwest Missouri. It's hosted and produced by volunteers from the LWV, and it airs each Monday morning at 9:45 on KSMU.
In this episode of our local program, Making Democracy Work, host Lynn Schirk speaks with returning guest, Pepi Wallace with the McKinney-Vento office of SPS.
Wallace talks about the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance SPS Act and services available for students who are experiencing homelessness or home instability. She talks about the importance of first making sure children are enrolled in school and then seeking appropriate support to allow them to have consistency in their lives.
Wallace talks about partnerships with area agencies and creative ways to meet kids' educational and extracurricular needs.