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The McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1987 is a United States federal law that provides federal money for homeless shelter programs. [1] [2] It was the first significant federal legislative response to homelessness, [3] and was passed by the 100th United States Congress and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on July 22, 1987. [4]
PATH building, Los Angeles. Created under the McKinney-Vento Act, The PATH (Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness) Program, is a formula grant program that funds the 50 States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and four U.S. Territories to support service delivery to individuals with serious mental illnesses, as well as individuals with co-occurring substance use disorders ...
In the USA, federal funding for transitional housing programs was originally allocated in the McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1986. [2] In 2022, the Transitional Housing Program, awarded 72 recipients, spending over $35.6 million in the program.
The school system spent $403,736 in McKinney Vento funds, $454,136 in federal coronavirus relief funds, $149,196 in donations and $27,279 in other funding, according to budget documents.
The bill would also require a school district’s homeless liaison to inform parents and guardians about student rights and eligibility for support services under the McKinney-Vento Act before ...
Framingham, Marlborough and Milford Public Schools were among 47 districts throughout the state to receive a piece of more than $1.7 million in federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Education grants ...
The passage of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act in 1987 formalized the concept, funding programs that combined temporary housing with supportive services to help individuals and families rebuild their lives. [7]
In the 2022-23 school year, the latest data available, the number of FCPS students counted as homeless was 923, ... which is commonly called McKinney-Vento funding. McKinney-Vento is a federal ...