Texas Education for Homeless Children and Youth
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
The McKinney-Vento Act’s Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program is the federal program that removes barriers to education for children and youth experiencing homelessness. McKinney-Vento Definition of Homeless: means individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. This includes:
- children and youths who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason; are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters
- children and youths who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as regular sleeping accommodation for human beings
- children and youths who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings;
- migratory children
Resources
- The National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth (NAEHCY)
- Texas Network of Youth Services
- National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE)
- FindHelp.org
- Foundation Communities
- 2-1-1 Texas
McKinney-Vento 101
- Webinar Recording (March 2024)
- Webinar PDF Presentation (September 27, 2022)
- Sample Student Residence Questionnaire (PDF)
- Sample Intake Form (PDF)
- Immunization Flow Chart (PDF)
- Sample Transportation Letter (PDF)
- Sample FAFSA Verification Form (PDF)
- Dispute Resolution (PDF)
McKinney-Vento 201
McKinney-Vento Posters:
- McKinney-Vento Posters for Parents English Version
- McKinney-Vento Posters for Parents Spanish Version
- McKinney-Vento Posters for Youth English Version
- McKinney-Vento Posters for Youth Spanish Version
TEA Quarterly Webinars
Please join TEA's Highly Mobile and At-Risk Student Programs Division for upcoming quarterly webinars.
Relevant updates from each program area will be provided:
- Texas Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program
- Foster Care and Student Success
- Military Connected Students/Purple Star Campus
- Other General Updates
Save the Date for Future Upcoming TEA Opportunities:
- McKinney Vento 201 | Thursday, April 11, 2024 | 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
- TEHCY/ARP Homeless I & II Grant Coffee Chat | Thursday, April 18, 2024 | 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
- TEHCY Office Hours | Thursday, April 25, 2024 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
- TEHCY Office Hours | Friday, May 10th, 2024 | 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- ACET Conference Presentations | April 3rd, 2024 - April 5th, 2024| The Westin San Antonio North
TEA TEHCY Program contacts
| Desiree Viramontes TEHCY State Coordinator 512-463-8774 Desiree.Viramontes@tea.texas.gov |
| Texas Education for Homeless Children and Youth (TEHCY) Program HomelessEducation@tea.texas.gov |