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Youth <strong>Volunteer</strong>ing<br />

To support your conversations with younger children<br />

(under age 10), here are a few additional resources:<br />

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Story Videos for Young Children<br />

A Place to Stay: A Shelter Story, by Erin Gunti<br />

The Lady in the Box, by Ann McGovern<br />

Fly Away Home, by Eve Bunting<br />

A Rainbow Kind of Day, by Sesame Street<br />

Reading List for Older Children<br />

Just Under the Clouds, by Melissa Sarno<br />

Stay, by Bobbie Pyron<br />

Rich: A Dyamonde Daniel Book, by Nicki Grimes<br />

Videos about Homelessness<br />

Parents and Kids Talk About Homelessness, by National Alliance to<br />

End Homelessness<br />

Videos on the Family Promise Metrowest YouTube channel<br />

Sesame Street in Communities website<br />

has a section focused on family<br />

homelessness that offers numerous ageappropriate<br />

resources for parents and<br />

guardians to discuss this challenge with<br />

their younger children. They recently<br />

introduced a new muppet character, Lily,<br />

whose family has lost their home.<br />

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