The McKinney Vento Act requires schools to enroll students experiencing homelessness immediately even if the documentation requested for enrollment is not available.All students have a right to a free and appropriate education.
Eligibility:
-Families who are doubled up, due to hardship (living with friends or relatives)
-Families who live in a shelter
-Families who live in hotels/motels
-Families who live in public abandoned places
-Family lives in a place that does not have appropriate accommodations (Such as:lacks water, lacks electricity or heat, lacks working kitchen or working bathroom, is infested with vermin or mold; presents danger to adults, children or persons with disabilities)
If you think you may be eligible please contact:
Michelle DeHerrera or Deborah Branchal, McKinney Vento Liaison
575-571-751-3109