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Federal Resources
State
Coordinators for Homeless Education - Every
state is required by federal law to have a State Coordinator for Homeless
Education. This person is responsible for ensuring the understanding
of and compliance with the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act in
public schools throughout the state.
Maine
~ New Hampshire
~ Vermont
National
Center for Homeless Education - The Center
provides research, resources, and information enabling communities to
address the educational needs of children and youth experiencing homelessness.
McKinney-Vento
Online Training Presentations - PowerPoint Presentation, sample
letters, and many PDF information handouts for administrators and community
workers
Homeless
Education Online Forum - A service of the
National Center for Homeless Education
Grants for Education
Homeless Children - Education
for Homeless Children and Youth Program - Title VII-B of the McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act, as amended by the No Child Left Behind
Act of 2001 Non-Regulatory Guidance, July 2004
Updated
Guidance for Homeless Children in the School Nutrition Programs
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
Assistance Specifically for Survivors
of Hurricane Katrina
Katrina
Disaster Relief: Information for People with Disabilities and People
Who Want to Help Them
Information
on How to Help in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
This webpage is part of the
Uniquely Gifted Website. It is the most comprehensive collection
of information for Hurricane Katrina survivors. Find links to disaster
relief information of all kinds - information on finding loved ones,
housing, donations, how to volunteer in various capacities, schooling/homeschooling,
and animal rescue.
Education
Rights of Homeless Children
Hurricane Katrina has rendered more than 1 millions persons homeless,
including well over 200,000 school age children (over 135,000 in Louisiana
alone). As families leave the most devastated areas, they will disperse
to friends’ and relatives’ homes across the country. Find
the resources you will need to help.
Hurricane Help
for Schools - U.S Department of Education webpage for all public
schools, post-asecondary schools, post-secondary financial aid recipients.
Locate
Local Support Systems for Community Members
Salvation
Army
Boys
and Girls Clubs of America
Yellow
Pages for Kids with Disabilities
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