Through its Preventing Foreclosure Initiative, the Commission has convened a working group comprised of lawyers from diverse practice areas to develop programming and resources aimed at equipping lawyers to prevent foreclosure. Top Tips for Homeowners in Danger of Foreclosure provides helpful guidance to people at risk of losing their homes. Preventing Foreclosure: A Win-Win Solution for Everyone will address the following issues: prevention strategies, defenses to foreclosure, and best practice tips; how to work with lenders to modify loans or extend the original terms; model court programs utilizing mediation strategies to prevent foreclosure; and available resources and how to avoid mortgage rescue scams.

• Top Tips
• Preventing Foreclosure 

The ABA Commission on Homelessness and Poverty, Commission on Youth at Risk and the Center on Children and the Law are partnering with the National Network for Youth (NN4Y) at its annual symposium to provide a track of sessions dedicated to the intersection of homeless youth and the law. For more information, check out the conference brochure and visit the conference website.

The American Bar Association Commission on Homelessness & Poverty is pleased to announce the release of the second edition of "Educating Children Without Housing: A Primer on Legal Requirements and Implementation Strategies for Educators, Advocates and Policymakers."

"Educating Children Without Housing, 2nd Edition," addresses the federal educational mandates related to homeless students under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. The manual provides innovative strategies for educators and school administrators, state coordinators and policymakers, and advocates and attorneys to play a role in ensuring the education rights of children and youth experiencing homelessness. The revised edition includes additional strategies designed to assist communities to exceed compliance and move toward greater commitment—to embody not only the letter but also the spirit of the law. Additions include new sections on: homeless students with disabilities; students involved in the child welfare system; application of the Act in response to disasters; as well as expanded sections on definitions, preschool children, and unaccompanied youth. The book also includes an updated directory of resources.

Drafted by Barbara Duffield of the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth, Patricia Julianelle of the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, and Laurene Heybach of the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, the book is the most comprehensive resource on the education of homeless children and youth available. Several State Departments of Education have praised the book for its brief, yet comprehensive, easy-to-understand format, commenting on its similarity to a “how-to handbook.” Many states have purchased the publication in bulk and distributed them to liaisons, as well as to each school district and school administrator.

"Educating Children Without Housing: A Primer on Legal Requirements and Implementation Strategies for Educators, Advocates and Policymakers, 2nd Edition," is available for $14.95 through the ABA Web Store at http://www.abanet.org/abastore/index.cfm?section=main&fm=Product.AddToCart&pid=4180013 or by calling the ABA Service Center at 1-800-285-2221. The following discounts for bulk orders are available:

Purchase 5-49 and save 10%
Purchase 50-99 and save 20%
Purchase 100-399 and save 30%
Purchase 400+ and save 40%

The Commission released its latest publication, "Lawyers Working to End Homelessness," at the 2006 ABA Annual Meeting in Honolulu in association with its 15^th Anniversary.  This book is a compilation of essays and articles intended to inspire and guide readers to use their legal expertise to address homelessness in their communities.  Written by attorneys from all areas of practice -- from law students to nationally recognized advocates for the homeless and from solo practitioners to those working at big law firms -- the guide is a valuable source of thoughts, ideas, and suggestions for virtually any attorney who is interested in using his or her talents to benefit the most vulnerable population. Articles cover a broad spectrum of advocacy, from the most basic act of taking on a pro bono case to the more complex act of creating a bar committee or service program from scratch. To order the book, please visit the ABA Web Store at http://www.abanet.org/abastore/index.cfm?section=main&fm=Product.AddToCart&pid=4180012.