Children account for the fastest growing
segment of the homeless population in the U.S., with over
one million children experiencing homelessness each year.
In one year, a typical homeless family moves
7-8 times. While families and shelters work to fulfill
the basic human needs - food, clothing and shelter - the
educational needs of children and youth experiencing homelessness
are often pushed aside.
To learn more about the issue, please check
out the variety of resources listed below.
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance
Act
McKinney-Vento is the primary piece of federal legislation
dealing with the education of children and youth experiencing
homelessness in U.S. public schools. It was reauthorized
as Title X, Part C, of the No Child Left Behind Act in
January 2002.
Text
of McKinney-Vento Act
100 Frequently Asked Questions
This document provides answers to 100 frequently asked
questions on the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
and the education rights of children and youth in homeless
situations. This document is meant to provide basic information
and tools to assist educators and advocates in understanding
the McKinney-Vento Act.
100 Frequently
Asked Questions
Online Training Presentations
These presentations, complete with audio and
video, give brief introductions to key issues covered
in the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. Most presentations
offer a downloadable summary of main points and certificate
of completion, upon completing a brief quiz on the material
presented. The quiz and certificate of completion are
optional.
Help
When You Need It: Information for Parents on How Schools
Can Help During Homelessness
Homeless
with Homework: An Introduction to Homeless Education
Providing
Equal Access: Enrolling Children and Youth Experiencing
Homelessness
Issue Briefs
This series of briefs discusses selected issues pertaining
to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and offer
strategies for implementation.
Enrollment
Domestic
Violence, Homelessness, and Children's Education
Identifying
Students in Homeless Situations
Introduction
to the Issues
Migrant
Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness
Unaccompanied
Youth
Who
is Homeless?
