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Advocates for homeless youth to speak at national convention Men will travel to New Mexico By NATALIE JOHNSON ncttalie@ma so ncou n ty.co rn A small program de- signed to help homeless young adults complete their high school education has earned a spotlight on a national stage. Two local advocates for youth, Miles Nowlin. a liaison for homeless stu- dents in the Sheltort School District, and Michael Dia- mond, from Youth Empow- erment Strategies (YES), a Shelton nonprofit, have been invited to present at the annual National Homeless Conference put on by the National Asso- ciation for the Education of Homeless Children. The conference is scheduled for Oct. 27 - Oct. 30 in Albu- querque, N.M. "It's a really big deal for the school district," Nowlin said. "Our program has got a lot of attention around the state at the different homelessness conferences." At the conference, Nowl- in and Diamond plan to give a multimedia and in- teractive presentation on the Mason County Hous- ing Options for Students in Transition (HOST) Pro- gram. The program works to help homeless students, from age 18-22 years old, earn their GEDs or high school diplomas. Currently, the HOST program is operating at capacity and serving 14 students who are working to earn their GED or di- ploma. The program provides a combination of housing, case management and ac- ademic tracking, Nowlin said. "The whole idea behind this thing is it's not just housmg -- it's housing and school," he said. The program is fund- ed by a variety of small grants, most notably grahts from Shelton and Skookum Rotary clubs and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. In the first 18 months of the HOST program, eight of its students graduated. Of the 20 students who have participated in the program over the last two years, most are on track to earn their GED or diplo- ma, and two have dropped OUt. "It gets kids to gradu- ate," Nowlin said. The HOST program can help a dozen or so kids at a time, but the demand for services for homeless youth continues to grow far beyond its capabilities. In the last three years. Nowtin said he has seen an increased need for services for homeless students in Shelton. In the 2009/2010 school year, 322 students quali- fied as homeless at one point in the year, 33 who were classified as unac- companied youth, meaning they were homeless and also not living with a par- ent or legal guardian. In the next two years, the numbers jumped. In the 2010/2011 school year, 433 students were homeless. with 87 unaccompanied. Nowlin said the increase in unaccompanied students might be due partly to better counts of homeless students by staff, but that the higher numbers mirror statewide averages. In the 2011/2012 school- year, the number of home- less students went down to 397, but unaccompanied students increased to 112. While the demand for services for homeless youth has gone up during the recession, federal fund- ing for such programs has decreased. In 2009, NAECHY Legal Council Patricia Julianelle wrote a paper called "Housing + High School = Success," which encour- aged creative approaches to funding programs for homeless and unaccompa- nied youth. "That publication in- spired us to build the HOST program," Nowlin saxd. "She has inspired me so much to get creative and push our community to support our young people." Nowlin said Julianelle will present an updated draft of her article at the conference with sections pertaining directly to the HOST program. During the conference, Nowlin and Diamond plan to give a presentation which includes a video about homelessness among Mason County's youth pro- duced by local teens and young adults. Nowlin said he hopes Journal pnoto D) Natahe Johnsor Miles Nowlin, homeless liaison for the Shelton School District, will speak with Michael Diamon of Youth Empowerment Strategies at a national homeless conference next month about the Mason County HOST program. SKOOKUM CREEK TOBACCO FACTOflY OUTLET ® 360.,Zt28-5254 Always quafity products, plus you save! attending the conference will draw attenti°n t° I" ~'~~~° ~ ~9~~ i!i ....... S3 • ~~i the HOST program and i ~ i5 COMPLETE may help it grow and im- prove, l:!:ill : ! "It's going to be a really ~l~i great opportunity to bring ~ back new ideas," he Said. TFIADITIONS 100% ADDITIVE-FREE 4 Mason County residents arrested for DUIs during recent 'Drive Hammered' campaign STAFF REPORT pr@rnasoncounty.co~n The Washington Traffic Safey Commis- sion announced the results this week for its latest Drive Hammered. Get Nailed campaign. Four people were stopped and ar- rested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs (DUI) by extra patrols, funded by the Traffic Safety Commis- sion, in Mason County from Aug. 17- Sept. 3. Last year, officers arrested 13 people in Mason County during tl~e Drive Ham- mered, Get Nailed campaign. Statewide, officers arrested 1.603 driv- ers for DUI during the campaign. The Mason County Sheriffs Office. the Shelton Police Department and the Wash- ing~on State Patrol participated in the campaign in Mason County. According to the Traffic Safety Com- mission, more roadway deaths occur during August than any other month in Washington. For more information about the Wash- ington Traffic Safety Commission, visit www.wtsc.wa.gov. MONSTER ENERGY Come Try Our NEW DALLY Buy one 16 oz. can for LUNCH SPECIALS $2s9 & get a 2rid call FREE Sandwich, Chips, & 22 oz. Soda COPENHAGEN ............. Stokers Chewing Tobacco • .., s,o.. 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