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MIAMI-DADE PUBLIC SCHOOL
STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL FORUM ON
HOMELESSNESS
April 20, 2001
Miami-Dade County Public Schools students will participate
in "Forget Me Not 2001: Kids' Day on Capitol Hill," a
national forum on homelessness, from 1 - 2:30 p.m. on
Monday, April 23.
The event is designed to bring together school-age children
(homeless and non-homeless) and members of Congress to
discuss the problem of family homelessness and ways in which
schools, students, communities and Congress can address
it.
WLRN will broadcast the event live on school site television
Channel 30. Participants will have the opportunity to call
in questions to a toll-free telephone number.
For more information, contact Dr. Juanita de la Cruz,
Project Up-Start, Homeless Children and Youth Program, at
305-995-7334.