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McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance
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Homelessness is often thought of as something that only happens to people with particular traits, habits, or economic standing, but it impacts people from all backgrounds. Consider the following: lack of affordable housing, job loss, serious illness/accident, natural disaster, significant life changes, child and youth abuse and domestic violence are among some of the reasons for a loss of housing.
In January of 2002, Congress authorized the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to help people experiencing homelessness. The federal law includes the Education of Homeless Children and Youth Program that entitles children who lack a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence to a free, appropriate education and requires schools to remove barriers to their enrollment, attendance and success in school. The McKinney-Vento Program meets the needs of homeless students attending Lexington City Schools by addressing academic challenges and family issues affecting their success in school.
Examples of living situations that may qualify include, but are not limited to:
â—Ź Living with a friend, relative or other person/family because of a loss of housing
â—Ź Staying in a motel or hotel because of a loss of housing, fleeing domestic violence, or natural
disaster
â—Ź Living in an emergency shelter, transitional housing or domestic violence shelter
â—Ź Living in a car, park or public place, abandoned building or bus station
â—Ź Living temporarily in substandard housing
â—Ź Living in a campground or an inadequate trailer home
â—Ź Living in a runaway or homeless youth shelter; run away youth
â—Ź Youth living on their own, even if their families want them to come home
Who is Eligible?
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Families are the fastest-growing segment of the homeless population in the United States. The McKinney-Vento Act contains a specific definition of homelessness that includes a broad array of inadequate living situations.
Examples of living situations that may qualify are:
â—Ź Living with a friend, relative or other person
â—Ź Hotel or motel
â—Ź Shelter or transitional housing
â—Ź Car, park or other public place
â—Ź Campground, storage unit, abandoned building or other inadequate home
â—Ź Youth living on their own, runaway youth or youth kicked outThe living situations above do not include all situations that may qualify. If you or someone you know is in transition and would like to speak with someone about the program, please contact the McKinney-Vento Liaison at your child's school.
Requesting Services
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Services provided include immediate enrollment, school selection promoting stability, nutrition and academic support. McKinney-Vento services are provided for the duration of a school year and do not automatically renew. To obtain more information about eligibility, services provided and how to access services, please contact your child's McKinney-Vento liaison at their current school.
For general McKinney-Vento questions, please contact Nicole Piggott.
April Thompson
Lexington City Schools District Liaison
336.242.1527
athompson@lexcs.orgLisa Phillips
McKinney-Vento State Coordinator
336.543.4285
lphillip@serve.org
Individual School Contacts
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Charles England Elementary
336.242.1552McKinney-Vento Representative(s)
Hannah Hewett, hhewett@lexcs.orgSchool Social Worker
Chevonna Warren, cwarren@lexcs.org
Pickett Elementary
336.242.1546McKinney-Vento Representative(s)
Naomi Williams, nwilliams@lexcs.orgSchool Social Worker
Chevonna Warren, cwarren@lexcs.org
South Lexington School & Developmental Center
336.242.1544McKinney-Vento Representative(s)
Staley Burkhart, sburkhart@lexcs.orgSchool Social Worker
Chevonna Warren, cwarren@lexcs.org
Southwest Global Academy
336.242.1548McKinney-Vento Representative(s)
Jordan Moore, jamoore@lexcs.orgSchool Social Worker
Angela Whiteside, awhiteside@lexcs.org
Lexington Middle
336.242.1567McKinney-Vento Representative(s)
Jhonnie Holloway, jholloway@lexcs.org
Olivia McMillian, omcmillian@lexcs.orgSchool Social Worker
Angela Whiteside, awhiteside@lexcs.org
Lexington High School
336.242.1574McKinney-Vento Representative(s)
Lead Counselor: Tonya Withers, twithers@lexcs.orgLatarra Loftin, lloftin@lexcs.org
Kenneth Brown, kabrown@lexcs.org
School Social Worker
Angela Whiteside, awhiteside@lexcs.org