McKinney Vento Homeless Education Staff:

Every school district by federal law in the United States Must appoint a Liaison that will ensure compliance of the law.  Every school has a Social Worker who serves as the McKinney-Vento Point of Contact in Cumberland County Schools.

 District McKinney-Vento Data:*

* sourced from NCHEP

The McKinney Vento Act is a federal law passed to help families who are homeless keep their children in school. It addresses educational challenges and guarantees students the right to immediate enrollment, it removes barriers and helps students "in transition" succeed in school.

The term “homeless children and youth”—
A. means individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence; and
B. includes —

1. children and youth who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason; are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations; or are living in emergency or transitional shelters or are abandoned in hospitals.

2. children and youth who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings...

3. children and youth who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings.

4. migratory children who qualify as homeless; and

5. youth living on their own, living with others, runaways, or kicked out.

McKinney-Vento Parent's Rights                       McKinney-Vento Student's Rights

NCHEP Parent Poster                                               NCHEP Youth Poster

For Additional Information Regarding the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act:

Community Resource List 

North Carolina Homeless Education Program   

National Center on Homeless Education     

National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth  

National Coalition for the Homeless 

National Network for Youth 

Policy 4125 Homeless Students 

• Social Work Services Homepage

• Meet the Team

• 45-Must Have Resources For Low-Income College Students

• CCS Records Request

• Child Abuse and Neglect

• Community Resources

• Cumberland County Partnership for Children Family Focus Guide

• Department Q & A

• Driving Eligibility Procedures

• Dropout Prevention

• Home School Information

• McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Services

• NC Homeless Education

• No Bully Zone

• Online Back-To-School-Guide

• Student Government Association (SGA)

• Stuff the Bus

• Truancy Mediation Council

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Phone: 910-678-2621
Fax: 910-678-2617

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