If your family lost permanent housing and now live in a temporary shelter, inadequate housing and/or lack a fixed, regular nighttime residence, your children might be able to receive help through a federal law called the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Act.
Under this Act, children and unaccompanied youth in homeless situations have the right to:
For assistance and more information about how you and the school can work together to provide the support your child needs to be successful, contact the Valley School District Homeless Liaison:
Taylor Holden, Counselor; (509) 937-2696; or by email at Taylor.Holden@valleyk8.org
If you discover indications that a child or unaccompanied youth is homeless, we encourage you to submit the following form to the school or District Administrative Office:
Additional assistance and resources are available at:
Washington State Homeless Education
Melinda Dyer, Coordinator
(360) 725-6050
Melinda.dyer@k12.wa.us
National Center for Homeless Education
(800) 308-2145
homeless@serve.org
serve.org/nche
3115-Students Experiencing Homelessness: Enrollment Rights and Services
3115P1-Students Experiencing Homelessness: Enrollment Rights and Services