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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 ...
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 ...
According to the National Homeless Education Center, 7% of homeless students live in abandoned buildings or cars. [3] According to a 2019 report based on a survey the prior school year by Temple University's Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice, 55% of New York University students from its 19 campuses did not have secure housing.
CAJM invites all members of our community who believe that more than 1,000 homeless school children is unacceptable to join us in calling on our elected officials to act now.
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]
The Edgewood City Council recently passed an ordinance altering the city’s procedure to address the removal of homeless encampments on public property.
Mental illness in Alaska is a current epidemic that the state struggles to manage. The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness stated that as of January 2018, Alaska had an estimated 2,016 citizens experiencing homelessness on any given day while around 3,784 public school students experienced homelessness over the course of the year as well. [10]
The city of Wichita plans to turn a recently closed elementary school into the site of its Multi-Agency Center homeless services campus. The Wichita school board could approve the sale of Park ...