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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]
Tiger Care Center toiletries station and donation recognition for the McKinney Vento Act. During the 2022 and 2023 school year, Alamogordo Public School reported 180 students were considered unhoused.
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 ...
The 1987 McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act: A change created by the amendments of 1992 was the creation of the Access to Community Care and Effective Services and Support program (or ACCESS); this program was created in order to assist the homeless people who had both serious mental illness issues, as well as substance abuse problems and ...
Homeless children are largely invisible, and for that reason, the accuracy of current data is highly questionable. According to official estimates, 246,480 students in California lacked a fixed ...
This week marks the 40th anniversary of Plyler v Doe, the Supreme Court case ensuring undocumented children have access to a basic education.
The number of homeless children in the US grew from 1.2 million in 2007 to 1.6 million in 2010. The US defines homelessness as "individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence," per the 1987 McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act. [125]
The Interagency Council on the Homeless was authorized by Title II of the landmark Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act enacted on July 22, 1987 (PL 100-77). The McKinney Act established the Interagency Council on the Homeless as an "independent establishment" within the executive branch to review the effectiveness of federal activities and programs to assist people experiencing ...