McKinney-Vento Homelessness Supports

The McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act requires districts and charter schools to ensure homeless students have access to education and other services they need to meet the same high academic achievement standards as all students. All local school districts must designate a Homeless Liaison. At Arts in Action, our Homeless Liasion is Jesus Mascorro, Director of Community Engagement. 

 

The McKinney-Vento Act defines homeless children and youths as individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. This definition also includes: Children and youths who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason.

 

• LEAs must insure that children and youth experiencing homelessness are able to participate fully in school activities, and that barriers to identification, enrollment, and retention in school are identified and removed.

• Children and youth experiencing homelessness have the right to:
  • Immediate Enrollment: No matter the documentation.
  • Transportation: LEAs should continue providing transportation support as needed to eliminate barriers to enrollment, participation and retention in school, including to pick up meals or distance learning items.
  • Academic Access and Success: This includes free meals, and all other academic supports afforded to their housed peers and more.

 

 

For both schools: Lead Homelessness Liaison: Jesus Mascorro, Director of Community Engagement, call: 213-392-0093 or email: [email protected]

 

Or- contact the Community Engagement Coordinators:

Middle School: Venessa Ramos: 213-399-2555, [email protected] 

Elementary School: Claudia Flores: 213-361-7993, [email protected] 

 

Or-contact the counseling teams:

Elementary School: Gisela Valenzuela: [email protected]

Middle School: Maria Kevorkian: [email protected] 

Phone number for both: 213-810-0570