The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ensures educational rights and protections for children and youth experiencing homelessness. Youth Services provides support and resources to the 18 school districts in the county, CCCOE-operated school sites, and charter schools to implement McKinney-Vento. Technical assistance and training is available to District Homeless Liaisons and other staff who are involved in working with homeless children and youth.
Contra Costa County District Liaison List
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Foster Youth Services and Homeless Education 2020-2021 Professional Development Trainings
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Foster Youth Services/Homeless Education Collaborative:
Youth Services facilitates the Foster Youth Services/Homeless Education Collaborative, a quarterly meeting for districts and service providers, to coordinate services and provide support to the Foster Youth and McKinney-Vento District Education Liaisons, foster and homeless students and their families.
| Date/Time |
Location
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| August 26, 2020; 9:30 am - 11:30 am |
Virtual |
| November 18, 2020; 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
Virtual |
| February 24, 2021; 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
Virtual |
| April 21, 2021; 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
Virtual |
| Date/Time |
Location |
| October 1, 2019 9:30-11:30 am |
CCCOE Briones Meeting Room |
| February 11, 2020 9:30-11:30 am |
CCCOE Briones Meeting Room |
HOMELESS SITUATIONS
Students who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence are considered homeless. This may include the following living situations:
- Living in emergency or transitional shelters
- Living in motels or hotels
- Living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings or other facilities not designed for regular sleeping accommodations for human beings
- Sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship or similar reason
- Runaway or unaccompanied youth
- Youth abandoned in hospitals
HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTH HAVE THE RIGHT TO:
- Go to school, no matter where they live or how long they've lived there
- Continue in the school last attended before they became homeless if that is their choice and is feasible
- Receive transportation to school if they request such transportation
- Participate in all programs for which they are eligible
- Enroll in school without giving a permanent address, immunization records, or other required documents