- McKinney Vento Eligibility - A student who lacks fixed, regular, adequate nighttime residence may be McKinney Vento Eligible.
The McKinney Vento Act provides certain rights for homeless students. They include waiving certain requirements such as proof of residency when students are enrolling and allowing categorical eligibility for certain services, such as free textbooks. The Act also states:
● Homeless students may attend their school of origin or the school where they are temporarily residing;
● Homeless students must be provided a written statement of their rights when they enroll and at least two times per year;
● Homeless students may enroll without school, medical, or similar records;
● Homeless students have a right to transportation to school;
● Students must be provided a statement explaining why they are denied any service or enrollment;
● Students must receive services, such as transportation, while disputes are being settled;
● Students are automatically eligible for Title I services;
● School districts must reserve a portion of Title IA funds to serve homeless students;
● School districts must review and revise policies that provide barriers to homeless students;
● Schools must post information in the community regarding the rights of homeless students, in schools and other places that homeless families may frequent; and
● School districts must identify a McKinney Vento Liaison to assist students.
- McKinney Vento Liaison Contact Information
- GJCS
- Ryan Erny
- (812) 482-1801
- rerny@gjcs.k12.in.us
- IDOE State Coordinator
- Chaire Gibson
- McKinneyVentoPOC@doe.in.gov
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
State Resources
Exodus - Refugee & Immigration Assistance
Helping Veterans and Families - Veteran Assistance
HSI - Indiana's Homeless Prevention Program - Housing Assistance
Indiana 211 - Food, Shelter & Housing, and Health Care Resources across the state
Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles - State I.D., Driver’s License
Indiana Department of Health - Birth Certificates, Vital Statistics
Indiana Department of Housing & Urban Development - Housing supports
Indiana Department of Workforce Development - Job assistance, High school
Equivalency exam
Indiana Family & Social Services Administration - SNAP, TANF, Medicaid
Indiana Head Start & Early Head Start - School readiness program for children under 5
years.
IHCDA - Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority - Housing First program,
Homeless Youth Program, Indiana Balance of State Continuum of Care
Indiana Housing Now - Housing Resources
Salvation Army Indiana
Volunteers of America
Local Resources
Crisis Connection
Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority
