Awareness Videos
Bringing Awareness to Homeless Education and McKinney-Vento
Every year, student homelessness across the U.S. continues to rise. Compounding the trauma of homelessness, conditions like poverty, physical abuse and neglect, limited food, and lack of healthcare can add to the stress faced by these children and youth. The impact of the toxic stress caused by homeless situations can follow these students throughout their lives.
But there is HOPE. School is often the one place that these students can spend time in a quiet, safe space, develop friendships, and experience success. It is critical that individuals working in school divisions and members of the community are made aware of the significant challenges faced by these students and the mandates included in the McKinney-Vento Act to ensure educational stability. Our series of short awareness videos highlights the importance of identifying students experiencing homelessness and connecting them to their local McKinney-Vento liaisons.
Project HOPE-Virginia Awareness Videos
Our eight awareness videos underscore the key components of the McKinney-Vento Act, which guarantees children and youth experiencing homelessness certain educational rights, including the right to immediate enrollment, transportation to and from school, free school meals, and other resources. Additionally, these videos highlight the critical need to identify young learners as early as possible and to give older youth experiencing homelessness the supports they need to achieve high school graduation. View and share these awareness videos to help advocate for our most vulnerable children and youth.
1. The McKinney-Vento Act
This 1-minute awareness video describes the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act’s Education for Homeless Children and Youth program, which guarantees rights...
This 1-minute awareness video describes the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act’s Education for Homeless Children and Youth program, which guarantees rights and services to ensure the enrollment, attendance, and success of children and youth experiencing homelessness.
2. Homelessness Under McKinney-Vento
This awareness video describes living situations that are considered homeless under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and emphasizes the importance...
This awareness video describes living situations that are considered homeless under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and emphasizes the importance of educational stability for students experiencing homelessness due to their high mobility.