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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 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 ...
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Education grants are supporting more than 20,000 students who experience homelessness at some point during the school year. In particular, grants go toward supporting ...
The county has 417 homeless youth. MCOP's Housing for Homeless Youth Program offers them assistance. It was awarded a grant from Community Uplift Program.
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]
The Healey-Driscoll Administration released a total of $1.7 million in federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Education grants to support the more than 20,000 students who experience homelessness at some ...