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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]
In August, there were 340 children in Fort Worth shelters, according to data from the Tarrant County Homeless Coalition. Homelessness surge among families in Fort Worth prompts urgent search for ...
Framingham, Marlborough and Milford Public Schools were among 47 districts throughout the state to receive a piece of more than $1.7 million in federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Education grants ...
It was included as part of the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009. The HEARTH Act allows for the prevention of homelessness, rapid re-housing, consolidation of housing programs, and new homeless categories. In the eighteen months after the bill's signing, HUD must make regulations implementing this new McKinney program. [1] [2]
She directed campaigns to enact federal legislation to aid the homeless and went on to become an architect of the 1987 McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, the first major federal legislation to address homelessness. [3] In 1989, she established the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty (the Law Center). [3]
A 2020 study by the National Coalition of the Homeless revealed that there were 1,852 reported incidents of violence against homeless people between 1999 and 2019—and 515 of those incidents ...
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 ...
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.