McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
McKinney-Vento Program Liaison
Tracee Weston, School Social Worker
Movement School
2701-B Freedom Drive
Charlotte, NC 28208
Phone: 704-585-1356
Fax: 980-549-4635
E-mail: Tracee.Weston@movementschool.com
For additional help:
Lisa Phillips, State Coordinator
Phone: 336-315-7491
For additional homeless education data please visit:
NCHEP Profile Page: https://hepnc.uncg.edu/about/
NCHE NC State Page: http://profiles.nche.seiservices.com/Stateprofile.aspx?StateID=33
Definition of “homeless” from McKinney-Vento Act
Section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Act defines “homeless children and youths” as individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. The term includes –
Children and youths who are:
- sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason (sometimes referred to as “doubled-up”);
- living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to lack of alternative adequate accommodations;
- living in emergency or transitional shelters; or
- abandoned in hospitals;
- Children and youths 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;
- Children and youths who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; and
- Migratory children who qualify as homeless because they are living in circumstances described above.
Parent and Student Rights: https://nche.ed.gov/pr/parent_booklet.php
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