McKinney-Vento
MCKINNEY-VENTO
The McKinney-Vento Act is a federal law that ensures the right of students to go to school even when they are homeless or don’t have a permanent address. The Act aims to reduce barriers that have prevented many homeless youths from enrolling, attending, and succeeding in school, including transportation, residency, and documentation requirements, such as birth certificates and medical records. Please reach out to our district liaison if you have questions. Contact information and resources are below.
CORPORATION LIAISON
Lindsay Hulet
lhulet@western.k12.in.us
STATE COORDINATOR
Charie Gibson
mckinneyventopoc@doe.in.gov
Local and State Resources
- IDOE McKinney Vento
- Kokomo Rescue Mission
- Kokomo Urban Outreach
- United Way of Central Indiana
- Exodus (refugee and immigration assistance)
- Helping Veterans and Families
- HSI: Indiana's Homeless Prevention Program
- Indiana 211 (food, shelter, healthcare)
- Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (state IDs/driver's license)
- Indiana Department of Health (birth certificates)
- Indiana Department of Housing & Urban Development
- Indiana Department of Workforce Development
- Indiana Family & Social Services Administration
- Indiana Head Start & Early Head Start
- IHCDA: Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority
- Indiana Housing Now
- Salvation Army Indiana
- Volunteers of America
Federal Resources
- A Way Home America
- The Homeless and Housing Resource Center
- Human Rights Campaign
- Institute for Children, Poverty, and Homelessness
- NAEHCY - National Association for the Education of Homeless Children & Youth
- National Alliance to End Homelessness
- National Domestic Violence Hotline
- National Homelessness Law Center
- National Network for Youth
- National Runaway Safeline
- NCHE - National Center for Homeless Education
- SchoolHouse Connection
- Social Security Administration
- United States Department of Education
- United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
- United States Interagency Council on Homelessness
- Unaccompanied Homeless Youth NASFAA Tip Sheet