PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Three weeks after a National Sleep Out brought hundreds of fans to Citizens Bank Park, the School District of Philadelphia held its own in Northeast Philly to raise money and support efforts to end youth homelessness.
“This is just an opportunity for district staff that support families to kind of really get a deeper understanding of the 10,000 children across our city that don’t have a warm, safe place to sleep every night,” said Dr. Brenda Elliott, associate superintendent for student life and innovation at the School District of Philadelphia. Elliott was one of many staff members who were at the Northeast Community Propel Academy on Friday night for the district’s first-ever sleep out.
Lu’Crecha Pompey used to work at the Pennsylvania Branch of Covenant House, but now leads the school district’s Education for Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness program…