Families in Transition (Homelessness)

The McKinney-Vento Act was adopted to ensure that homeless children and students placed in state facilities are provided with a thorough and efficient education. This chapter establishes uniform statewide policies and procedures to ensure the enrollment of homeless children and to respond to appeals made by parents or other parties related to the enrollment of homeless children. The chapter also identifies general program requirements related to the operation, administration, and approval of educational programs in state facilities.

Informational Pamphlet 

Application

This is a great primer of the most commonly seen situations and questions related to children experiencing homelessness while attending school. Click here to view the document.

This is a video produced about the plight of several families in NJ who are and have remained homeless while their children are attending school.  New Jersey parents and kids share what it's like to experience homelessness and what school means to them. (20 min) Funded by the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education program of the NJ Department of Education, 2018.

This is a link to the website where individuals experiencing homelessness can touch base with both state and local affiliates who can help to initiate services.

This information is from the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) and offers some guidance on the regulations related to McKinney-Vento that was re-enacted through ESSA. Significant guidance is non-binding and does not create or impose new legal requirements. The USDOE is issuing this guidance to provide states and local education agencies with information to assist them in meeting their obligations under the McKinney-Vento Act.