The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
The McKinney-Vento Education Assistance Act is a federal law that provides services to families and unaccompanied youth that live in a temporary situation due to loss of housing.
Eligibility for services
- Living in shared housing due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or similar reason.
- Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, cars, substandard housing, abandoned buildings, and/or campgrounds
- Living in emergency or transitional shelters
- Being an unaccompanied youth (not living with a parent or guardian) living in a temporary situation
- Being a migratory child who is living in any of the above circumstances
Services provided to homeless families include
- Free school meals•Immediate enrollment in school
- As needed transportation to campuses
- School supplies
- Other services
We connect families with local resources in our areas
- Food pantries
- Shelters, churches and faith-based organizations
- 211 services