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Hi Michigan Librarians,</div>
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I wanted to share some resources for you to help support the youth in your community during National Runaway Prevention Month.</div>
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According to the Department of Education more than 36,000 children in Michigan’s elementary, middle, and high schools who face homelessness so “chances are you are already serving teens who are experiencing homelessness, and there are ways to make sure they
know the library is a welcoming place and to connect them with services.” <span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
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To see a breakdown of the statistics in your community: </p>
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<a href="https://poverty.umich.edu/data-tools/child-homelessness-in-michigan/">https://poverty.umich.edu/data-tools/child-homelessness-in-michigan/</a></p>
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-Free Educational and Outreach Materials: <a href="https://www.1800runaway.org/free-promotional-materials/" target="_blank" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: none; border-color: windowtext; padding: 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">https://www.1800runaway.org/free-promotional-materials/</span></a></p>
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mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">-Presentations about the National Runaway Prevention Month for the community, social
media posts and more. <a href="https://www.1800runaway.org/nrpm/" target="_blank"><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;
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mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">-Runaway Prevention Curriculum. "a free, evidence-based, interactive, 14 module curriculum
intended to educate young people about alternatives to running away as well as to build life skills so that youth can resolve problems without resorting to running away or unsafe behavior." </span><a href="https://www.1800runaway.org/providers-educators/kids-call/" target="_blank" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: none; border-color: windowtext; padding: 0in;">https://www.1800runaway.org/providers-educators/kids-call/</span></a><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">And there is a good article here how libraries can support their young people: </span><a href="https://www.webjunction.org/news/webjunction/serving-homeless-youth.html" style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">https://www.webjunction.org/news/webjunction/serving-homeless-youth.html</a><br>
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In Michigan the Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness also has some great resources: <a href="https://mihomeless.org/index.php/empower/#HAM" id="LPNoLP451327">https://mihomeless.org/index.php/empower/#HAM</a></div>
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Thanks!</div>
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Mary Jo</div>
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