McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act/Every Student Succeeds Act

The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, reauthorized in 2015 by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), is a federal law that provides educational support for children and youth experiencing homelessness. The act ensures that homeless students have access to free, appropriate public education.  .

If you don’t have a fixed, regular or adequate nighttime residence and live without a legal guardian, you also qualify for McKinney-Vento protections. An unaccompanied youth is a person under 22 who lives without a parent or legal guardian, even if their family wants them to return home.

To reach Orleans Central's homeless education liaison, contact Sandra Young.

For statewide homeless education liaisons, please check this document.

To contact the State Coordinator for Homeless Education, Katy Preston, email katy.preston@vermont.gov or call 802-828-1468.