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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 ...
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 ...
When state legislators last met in 2021, children were sleeping in state offices in record numbers — many with serious, complex needs — because there were not enough appropriate foster care ...
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 ...
Texas’ foster care system has long been plagued by abuse and neglect allegations, and a lack of placements for vulnerable children. The state’s new community-based care approach aims to change ...
The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services offers a deep set of data on the foster care system, but those numbers only provide a glimpse into the struggles children face in the state ...
This remains the only piece of federal legislation that allocates funding to the direct service of homeless people. The McKinney–Vento Act paved the way for service providers in the coming years. In the 1990s, homeless shelters, soup kitchens, and other supportive services sprouted up in towns and cities nationally. Despite these efforts and ...
The groups implored all lawmakers to address issues such as the state’s waiting list of about 80,000 children who are awaiting financial assistance to help pay for child care, in addition to the ...