Webinar Description

On March 11, 2026, from 3-4 pm ET NDTAC presented to the NAEHCY community on funding potential for Title I, Part D, Subpart 2. Federal funding plays a pivotal role in supporting students experiencing homelessness, yet many programs miss key opportunities to leverage the full range of available resources. This session delved into the untapped potential of Title I, Part D, Subpart 2—funding specifically designed to support at-risk youth, which can include those impacted by homelessness. 

Participants explored how these funds can be strategically applied through at-risk programming to serve students facing significant barriers such as academic failure, involvement with the juvenile justice or child welfare systems, substance use, early parenting, chronic absenteeism, gang involvement, or performing below grade level and re-engagement after dropping out. We explored these intersecting populations and learned how to strengthen services and elevate student outcomes.

Despite its wide-reaching benefits, Title I, Part D is often underutilized. This session highlighted actionable strategies for effectively accessing and implementing this funding to create meaningful, high-impact programming that can have the added benefit of serving students experiencing homelessness as there is significant overlap between these populations. For example, according to the Voices of Youth Count, 46% of youth who experienced homelessness had also been in a juvenile detention facility, jail, or prison. The Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation data highlight another key crossover showing that children in foster care can have multiple factors that increase their risk of homelessness, including aging out of foster care, the number of foster care placements, history of running away from placements and time spent in a group home or institutional setting. 

Presenters

Daniel Froemel, Ed.D., Senior Technical Assistance Advisor, has spent the majority of his career serving and leading in the N&D community. Prior to joining the NDTAC team, Daniel served as the Senior Director of Non-Traditional and Nonpublic Programs with the Tennessee Department of Education. He has also worked at the local level, spending almost a decade as a Principal and then Executive Director of a psychiatric residential treatment facility for children and adolescents. Additionally, he has served in various administrative levels at the building- and district-level for special education in public school districts in TN and SC.

Heather Denny, MEd, ED Program Officer, joined the Title I, Part D team at the U.S. Department of Education in January of 2022. Prior to that she served as Montana’s State Coordinator for the Title I, Part D program for seven years, as a school district homeless liaison, and as a classroom teacher for students in grades 6-12. Heather has a BA in History and Certification in Secondary Education from the University of Texas at El Paso, and a MEd in School Counseling and a MEd in Educational Leadership from Montana State University. She is currently pursuing an EdD in Educational Leadership at the University of Montana. Heather has focused her career on serving students experiencing homelessness and impacted by juvenile justice with an emphasis on rural students.

Webinar Materials

March Homelessness through At-Risk Programs Webinar Presentation

March Homelessness through At-Risk Programs Webinar Recording

March Homelessness through At-Risk Programs Webinar Transcript