Diane Nilan, now 73, has been advocating for the education of homeless children in the U.S. for 40 years. She sold her house to buy a motorhome and take to the road, where for many years she has been interviewing children about being homeless and what school means to them for documentary films, books, and more.
She's started and operated homeless shelters. She gives talks about homeless children and education. She also helped pass the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, a federal law created to support the enrollment and education of homeless students. She's a hero.
In this video, we talk about how she stumbled onto this work, what she's learned about children, their families, and homelessness, and how conditions today compare to when she started working with the homeless in the mid-1980s.
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LINKS:
• Diane Nilan's book "The Three Melissas" is out in September 2024: www.3Melissas.org
• Her non-profit organization is Hear US: www.hearus.us.
• Watch her documentary films for free here: hearus.us/unde...
• Her books, and others, about homelessness: hearus.us/unde...
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