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Unaccompanied Youth
Program: Anchorage School District
Location: Anchorage, AK
Contact: Barbara Dexter
Phone: (907) 742-3833
E-mail: Dexter_Barb@asdk12.org
Program Description: The Child In Transition/Homeless Project, Anchorage
School District's McKinney-Vento/Title I program, provides support
specifically for homeless adolescents addressing issues encountered
as they continue and
complete their secondary education. Barbara Dexter, Secondary Teacher
Specialist, works with adolescents, especially youth on their own,
and provides outreach,
advocacy, supplemental educational services, and support to access
non-educational services. Two particular areas of expertise are relationships
with the child
welfare department and supplemental academic instruction, including
an evening program for youth on their own.
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