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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]
Consolidates various McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1986 programs and establishes a federal goal of ensuring that individuals and families who become homeless return to permanent housing within 30 days 111-23: May 22, 2009 Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009
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 ...
McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act: ... A New York State law passed in 2006, to provide homeowners with information about the homeowner’s property ...
July 22 – President Reagan signs the McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act. July 27 – President Reagan delivers a speech to employees at the Broan Manufacturing Company in Hartford, Wisconsin during the morning. [ 30 ]
The acts of the 107th United States Congress includes all Acts of Congress and ratified treaties by the 107th United States Congress, which lasted from January 3, 2001, to January 3, 2003,
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 ...
Stewart McKinney (R) Died May 7, 1987 Chris Shays (R) August 18, 1987 Tennessee's 5th: Bill Boner (D) Resigned October 5, 1987 Bob Clement (D) January 19, 1988 Virginia's 5th: Dan Daniel (D) Died January 23, 1988 Lewis F. Payne Jr. (D) June 14, 1988 Louisiana's 4th: Buddy Roemer (D) Resigned March 14, 1988, after being elected Governor of Louisiana