Homeless Children and Youth
The McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth program is designed to address the problems that homeless children and youth have faced in enrolling, attending, and succeeding in school. Under this program, State educational agencies must ensure that each homeless child and youth has equal access to the same free, appropriate public education, including a public preschool education, as other children and youth.
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act defines “homeless children and youth” as “individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate night-time residence.” However, because the circumstances of homelessness vary with each situation, determining the extent to which the family or youth fits the definition must occur on a case-by-case basis. The SCCS Liaison for Homeless Children and Youth must gather information from the family or youth and make the determination of eligibility. For more information, please call or email Joslyn Holton, the Liaison for Homeless Children and Youth and District School Social Worker, at 770-464-2611 or joslyn.holton@socialcircleschools.org.