Louisville walk raises Awareness for JCPS students facing homelessness | Education [Video]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A walk in Louisville on Saturday raised awareness for students who face homelessness and other challenges.

Jefferson County Public Schools held the 2024 Mile in My Shoes at Shawnee Park on Saturday. It was a walk to support students who are homeless or in the foster care system.

“This is why raising awareness within JCPS and its community partners is vitally important,” Giselle Danger, specialist in the JCPS Office of Access & Opportunity, said in a news release. “We know there are students experiencing housing instability in each of our schools. We hope to educate others on how to help identify them so we can provide these students with important services.”

People participating in the one-mile walk learned about he challenges many students face like poverty, homelessness, foster care and other barriers young immigrants and refugee students face.

“Every child in our district deserves the opportunity …