This training covers the following:
- Basics of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (McKV)
- History, purpose, eligibility
- Students’ and families access to rights and services under McKV
- Barriers
- Resolving disputes
- How to locate a McKV liaison
- Virtual resource fair with
- Lutheran Community Services
- Legal Counsel for Youth and Children
- Kids’ Mental Health Washington
- TeamChild
- Open Doors for Multicultural Families
Thank you to our presenters and co-facilitators from TeamChild.
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act – the basics
- History, purpose, rights, eligibility, and protections
- School of Origin, enrollment, and transportation
- Advocacy, additional barriers
- Special education, immigrant/refugee eligibility
- Resolving disputes, appeal process, and recent federal updates to McKV
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Virtual Resource Fair
Lutheran Community Services
Website: https://lcsnw.org/
Legal Counsel for Youth and Children
Website: https://lcycwa.org/
Kids’ Mental Health Washington
Website: https://kidsmentalhealthwa.org/
Team Child
Website: https://www.teamchild.org/
Open Doors for Multicultural Families
Website: https://opendoorswa.org/