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McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Program serves families in transition and unaccompanied youth for 13 counties of Area 5 and provides educational support for students identified as homeless. 
​ For support or assistance contact -
  • Savannah Holthaus, Family Resource Specialist 
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Office: 618-283-5011
Resources Guide

​What is the purpose of the McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and ​Youth program?
The McKinney-Vento program is designed to address the problems that homeless children and youth have faced in enrolling, attending, and succeeding in school. Under this program, State educational agencies (SEAs) must ensure that each homeless child and youth has equal access to the same free, appropriate public education, including a public preschool education, as other children and youth. Homeless children and youth should have access to education and other services that they need to enable them to meet the same challenging State student academic achievement standards to which all students are held. In addition, homeless students may not be separated from the mainstream school environment. States and districts are required to review and undertake steps to revise laws, regulations, practices, or policies that may act as a barrier to the enrollment, attendance, or success in school of homeless children and youth.

Definition of Homeless
The term "homeless children and youth"
  1. means individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence
  2. includes:
    1. ​​children and youth who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason; are living in hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; are abandoned in hospitals
    2. children and youth who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings
    3. children and youth who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned building, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings and
    4. migratory children (as such term is defined in section 1309 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) who qualify as homeless for the purposes of this subtitle because the children are living in circumstances described in clauses (i) through (iii).

Services
The following 16 services are offered:
  • Tutoring or supplemental instructional support
  • Expedited evaluations or testing
  • Free Lunch
  • Referrals for medical, dental and other health services
  • Transportation if needed and/or qualify
  • Early childhood education programs if needed/or qualify
  • Obtaining or transferring records necessary for enrollment
  • Parent education related to rights and resources
  • Coordination between schools and service agencies
  • Comparable services and participation in all school activities
  • School supplies
  • Counseling and referrals for Domestic Violence issues
  • Needs that student may have due to Domestic Violence
  • Emergency assistance to enable student to attend school
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​McKinney-Vento Training Videos 
  • Bus Driver/Transportation Director Training Video: ​
  • Counselors Video: 
  • ​Enrollment Staff/Secretary Training Video: 
  • Teachers and Staff Training Video: 
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Other Important Links​
  • Best Practices When Working with McKinney-Vento Students 
  • School Nurses & MKV   
  • Parents & Caregiver Info 
​Other Resources
  • ​​​Supporting Homeless Students During the 2020-21 School Year​​
  • Resources & Scholarships for homeless and Housing-Insecure Students​​
  • FY20 McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Grant Program--Lead Area Liaisons Request for Proposal (RFP) Frequently Asked Questions​​
    • 10/17/2019: Award Listing​​
  • FAQ's
  • Free School Lunch Program Information
  • Helping Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Access College Financial Aid
  • How to Order Birth Certificates
  • Illinois Immunization Information System
  • Lesson Plans to Assist Teachers in the Classroom Introducing Homelessness
  • National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth
  • National Center for Homeless Education
  • On Their Own Video​
  • ​Support​ for​ Students and Educators Displaced by Hurricane Maria​​
  • Workshop Materials