R Monts

Director of State Policy, SchoolHouse Connection. Advocate, activist, community servant, Christian.

[Raikes Foundation @RaikesFdn]

🚨Support for youth experiencing homelessness is at risk.

Congress is considering budget proposals that would
❌Cut healthcare, food & education aid
❌Eliminate dedicated funding for homeless students

More from @SchoolHouseConn: https://t.co/HJMLuxfJ7a
#Homelessness #budget2026

[SchoolHouse Connection @SchoolHouseConn]

It is critical that Members of Congress hear from constituents like you to protect FY26 funding for homeless students. Urge them to sign the bipartisan Dear Colleague Letter circulating in both chambers https://t.co/o1zt6F3OVs ⏰ House deadline to sign on is TODAY!

[SchoolHouse Connection @SchoolHouseConn]

The President’s FY26 budget appears to repeal the Education for Homeless Children and Youth program through consolidation, removing targeted protections for homeless students. Urge Congress to sign the Dear Colleague Letter & protect funding! Use this: https://t.co/2DpoOSxhFh

[SchoolHouse Connection @SchoolHouseConn]

🚨 Webinar TOMORROW @1 PM Eastern – Federal Policy Updates on Child & Youth Homelessness! https://t.co/9UhJtaGUQE

Learn:
- What’s in the latest budget proposals from Congress
- How new federal policies could impact your work
- Practical steps to advocate with legislators

[R Monts @roddm1]

Great to see @RepBrendaCarter at the @mihomeless day at the capitol. Thanks for all you do to address youth homelessness! And, glad @SchoolHouseConn could make visits with our allies from @MichChildren. Together, we are going to impact youth #homelessness in MI this session!

[R Monts @roddm1]

SMOFI has given college scholarships to 110 students, amounting to over $400K since '01 (with a 88% graduation rate), and helps mentor youth like these weekly. Give $20 or more to our 20 Pearls Scholarship Challenge today! https://t.co/BxUnGTQGiH

[Building Changes @BuildingChanges]

🚨 WA students facing homelessness need your help! The Homeless Student Stability Program (HSSP) keeps students housed and in school—but it's at risk. If #waleg doesn't restore $5M in funding, many will lose support. Urge legislators to protect HSSP! 🔗https://t.co/dVpaTiqlDh

[R Monts @roddm1]

🚨 Congress is working on the FY2026 budget! Urge your Rep to sign a bipartisan letter supporting funding for children and youth experiencing homelessness through EHCY & RHYA. Every signature counts. Act now! https://t.co/rQI3m5BF55

[SchoolHouse Connection @SchoolHouseConn]

Education funding cuts hit rural and poor schools the hardest. Americans want more federal education funding, not less! Tell Congress to protect education, our economies, and our future. It’s easy to with this @edfundingtoolkit 👉 https://t.co/vnprUzw7Ws

[SchoolHouse Connection @SchoolHouseConn]

SHC applauds their leadership, along with Representative Kadyn Wittman @kadyn_wittman, who advanced one of the bills last session and supported them in last week’s committee hearing.

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[SchoolHouse Connection @SchoolHouseConn]

The bills expand access to South Dakota's free, one-time birth certificate (1074) and non-driver ID (1075) programs for individuals experiencing #homelessness by including licensed professionals who serve public, private, and alternative education students statewide.

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[SchoolHouse Connection @SchoolHouseConn]

👏 Policy Win in South Dakota: HB 1074 and HB 1075 passed the House with a 67-1 vote! Sponsors Representative Erik Muckey @erik_muckey and Senator Kyle Schoenfish expect the Senate Education Committee to review the bills next week.

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[SchoolHouse Connection @SchoolHouseConn]

Regardless of the challenges that lie ahead, we moved mountains together in 2024. Take a look at our top 11 (unranked) accomplishments of the year! 👉 https://t.co/DaqPHtnkA2 If you are part of SHC’s network, these are your accomplishments, too.

[SchoolHouse Connection @SchoolHouseConn]

Thanks to the support of @ImagineLearning Foundation's Signature Grant award, we can supercharge our work in the year ahead improving the attendance of students experiencing #homelessness in collaboration with @attendanceworks!

💡 SHC attendance resource: ...

[R Monts @roddm1]

I look forward to getting our network and future advocates ready for 2025!

[SchoolHouse Connection @SchoolHouseConn]

📣 Join us Dec. 5 for our @SchoolHouseConn State Policy Priorities and Engagement webinar. ✍️ Register: https://t.co/ZQW6J5KJC4 Attendees will learn about key state policies and have the opportunity to provide input on emerging issues to inform SHC’s state advocacy strategies.

[SchoolHouse Connection @SchoolHouseConn]

Thank you to all who attended our Family Promise National Conference session yesterday on Data Driven Advocacy! #fpreignite @fpnational

[wedoexist @WeDoExistTX]

ATTN: Texas foster youth & youth experiencing homelessness: FREE driver’s ed + waived license fees! Start driving toward independence & new opportunities today. Scan to learn more! #fosteryouth #homelessness #Texas

[R Monts @roddm1]

🚨 ATTN: Alabama Youth 🚨
If you’re experiencing #homelessness, you can now get your driver’s license for FREE thanks to new state policies!
🎯 Just follow these simple steps: https://t.co/AhXqw6ltcK
#AlabamaYouth #YouthHomelessness #DriversLicense @SchoolHouseConn

[SchoolHouse Connection @SchoolHouseConn]

70% of parenting students experience basic needs insecurity and are 15% more likely to experience housing insecurities compared to non-parenting peers (Hope Center). Find strategies and resources to support parenting students 👉 https://t.co/XqSSd1gI6c

#parentingmonth #par ...

[SchoolHouse Connection @SchoolHouseConn]

Schools provide stability, normalcy, and support for students displaced by disasters. This includes those staying in shelters, trailers provided by @FEMA, housing paid for by programs like Rapid Re-Housing, transitional living facilities, etc. 🔗 More: https://t.co/WzxzIAD49V