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Housing and Homeslessness
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High hopes for new Medi-Cal expansion - Part one
While investigating the basic needs of homeless students in Richmond County schools going unfulfilled, the I-TEAM took a closer look at the person in charge of this growing segment of the student body.
Period poverty is a global issue experienced by millions of people, especially houseless, low-income and Black and Brown communities.
Transportation and information barriers make cooling centers difficult to access for many people living on the streets or in cars.
Employees within the Richmond County School System tell the I-TEAM say it's chaos behind the scenes when it comes to enrolling homeless and vulnerable students missing permanent addresses and transportation to school.
The I-TEAM uncovered more than 11,000 students were chronically absent from schools across Augusta since the start of the pandemic.
"I worked with a lot of seniors facing a tremendous amount of stress and housing insecurity and, you know, deciding between feeding your pets, yourself, or paying your rent," said one Bay Area director of senior housing.
The reporting team uncovered nearly 3,000 students in the Richmond County School System are unaccounted for this school year.