| RESOURCES
US
Department of Education
McKinney-Vento Homeless Act Legislation
US Department of Education
Mc-Kinney-Vento Homeless Act, Policy Guidance
The
National Alliance to End Homelessness
The
National Low Income Housing Coalition
The
National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness
The
National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
Homes
for the Homeless/Institute for Children and Poverty
The
Better Homes Fund
In
addition, the National Center
for Homeless Education serves as
a clearinghouse for information and resources
on the educational
rights of homeless children and youth. The web site
contains the full
text of the McKinney Act as well as numerous
educational resources.
Every
state has a state coordinator for the education of homeless children
and youth. To locate the coordinator
in your state,
see the Directory
of State Contacts for the Education of
Homeless Children
and Youth.
National
Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty. A Foot in the
Schoolhouse Door: Progress and Barriers to the Education of Homeless
Children, 1995. Available for $20.00 from the National
Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty,
918 F St., NW, Suite 412, Washington, DC 20004-1406;
202/638-2535.
Talk
to children about homelessness. For book lists, video suggestions,
lesson plans, and teaching
materials
about
homelessness, contact
NCH at (202) 737-6444.
U.S.
Department of Education. Meeting the Needs of Homeless Children
and Youth: A Resource
for Schools
and Communities,
1997. Available,
free, from the U.S. Department of Education,
Compensatory Education Programs, Office of
Elementary and Secondary
Education, 600 Independence
Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20202-6132; 1-800-879-5327.
U.S.
Department of Education. 1995 Report to Congress on the Education
of Homeless
Children
and Youth,
1995. Available,
free,
from the
Office of Compensatory Education Programs,
U.S. Department of Education, 1250 Maryland
Ave.,
SW (4400 Portals),
Washington, DC 20024; 202/260-0826.
U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Children,
Youth, and
Families, Head Start Bureau.
Serving Homeless
Families: Descriptions, Effective Practices,
and Lessons Learned, 1999. Available,
free, from the
Head Start
Publications Management
Center, by email at HSPMC9@idt.net.
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