Advance Morning News
It's Friday, December 6, 2024. Today includes part two of our look at homeless school children, and Stafford Junction needs your help this Christmas. Our readers delivered in 2023 - let's do it again.
Saving Christmas for Stafford Junction
By Martin Davis
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Less then three weeks from Christmas, and Stafford Junction needs your help to fill the needs of the children who count on them to deliver Christmas. Last year, Advance readers literally saved the day — we know we can do it again! Read on to learn how you can help deliver Christmas to children in Stafford County.
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PART II: K-12 Students Experiencing Homelessness That's 'Alarming' Those Who Work with Them
By Adele Uphaus
MANAGING EDITOR & CORRESPONDENT
This is Part II of Adele’s special report on homelessness in public schools. In Part I, published Thursday afternoon, readers met local McKinney-Vento liaisons, and learned of the harsh realities that homeless children face. Today, Adele explores funding and the challenges associated with it, as well as the community support so critical to filling gaps.
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