Helping Homeless Students: McKinney-Vento 101 – August 19, 2026

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/

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Thursday, September 17, 9-10:30 a.m., Zoom