In tough times, schools try to keep homeless students’ education on track

by RICK ROJAS

School on Wheels is one of the nonprofits trying to meet the needs of thousands of L.A.-area students whose families are homeless. But funds are shrinking.

William, left, helps Jemari with his math homework at the center, where more than a dozen students go after school. PHOTO/Mariah Tauger

The line of students who walk the few blocks from Western Avenue Elementary keeps getting longer. Only a year ago, it was just a handful who ventured once a week to the South Los Angeles Learning Center, an afterschool program for homeless children in a tiny strip mall.

Now, it’s more than a dozen, five days a week.

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