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Title I Homeless Program

Program for the Education of Children and Youth in Transition (a program within the School Counseling and Social Work Services Department)

The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (M-V) ensures educational rights for children and youth experiencing homelessness. The primary goal is educational stability.

Definition of Homeless

McKinney-Vento defines homeless students as those who lack a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence. 

This includes:

Children and youth who:

  • are forced to share the housing of other persons due to the loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason;
  • live in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations;
  • live in emergency or transitional shelters;
  • are unsheltered, (Children and youth who live in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations or similar settings).

Unaccompanied Youth are students who are not in the physical custody of a parent/guardian and are living in a homeless situation.

Homeless students have certain educational rights and are able to:

  1. Enroll without delay in school without proof of residency, immunization, school records, other documents or while documentation is being obtained;
  2. Choose between the local school where they are living or the school last attended before becoming homeless, when requested by the parent and determined by the district to be feasible and in the student’s best interest;
  3. Attend school and participate in school programs with children who are not homeless; and
  4. Receive all the school services available to other students including transportation services, special educational services where applicable, and meals through the school meals programs.

Eligibility

To be considered eligible or for more information regarding homeless education services, contact the Homeless Education Program office at 470-254-0470.

Office
6201 Powers Ferry Road NW
Atlanta, GA 30339
Phone: 470-254-0470
Fax: 470-254-0468

 

Cindy Stroud
Homeless Liaison 
South Homeless Liaison  
Email  

 

Shawnette Miller
Homeless Liaison 
North Homeless Liaison & Foster Care Contact
Email

 

Blanche Bello
Tutor Contact
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