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McKinney-Vento/Homeless

Homeless/​McKinney-Vento

The McKinney-Vento Program has proudly served KCKPS students and their families by connecting them to community resources and agencies providing food, clothing, employment, emergency services, housing and utility assistance.

Our dedicated team is committed to meeting students’ basic needs and ensuring they have everything required to be successful.

  • The McKinney-Vento Act provides rights and services to children and youth experiencing homelessness, which includes those who are: sharing the housing of others due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason; staying in motels, trailer parks, or camp grounds due to the lack of an adequate alternative; staying in shelters or transitional housing; or sleeping in cars, parks, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, or similar settings.

    Under the McKinney-Vento Act, every local educational agency is required to designate a liaison for homeless children and youth.

    Services Offered:

    • Transportation to and from school (if applicable)
    • Enrollment advocacy
    • School supplies, uniforms, books
    • Tutoring and counseling
    • Referrals for clothes and food
    • Hygiene items
    • Housing assistance referrals
    • Medical and dental vouchers (when available)
    • Birth certificate referrals
    • Cap and gown fee
       

    Who is eligible for McKinney-Vento services?

    A student or family that lives:

    • doubled-up with friends or relatives on a temporary basis
    • in a park, motel or campground
    • in a shelter
    • in a vehicle
    • on a street
    • as a runaway
       

    A McKinney-Vento student has the right to:

    • Attend their school of origin (known as the “home school”) or the school for the area where the student currently lives.
    • Immediately enroll in school without providing documents, including proof of residency.
      • (Schools MUST permit you to enroll, even if you do not have these documents.)
         

    They have 30 days to provide the following:

      • Birth certificates
      • Immunization records
      • Physicals (as needed)
      • Notarized forms
    • Free lunch beginning first day
    • Transportation to and from school (if applicable)
    • Participate in tutoring and other school-related activities
    • Referrals for uniforms, medical aid and food assistance
       

    How You Can Help:

    • Donate school supplies, gift cards, hygiene products, clothing, etc.
    • Provide financial assistance to pay for housing, cap and gown fees, etc.
    • Set-up fundraising events

    Contact McKinney-Vento staff for more information.

  • FOOD

    CLOTHING

    UTILITIES

    DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS

    SHELTERS/HOMELESS RESOURCES

    TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAMS

    MENTAL HEALTH

    HEALTH CARE

    Score 1 Resources and Clinics 
     

    SUBSTANCE ABUSE

McKinney-Vento Links

The McKinney-Vento Team

Jessica Smith

McKinney-Vento Coordinator Student Services McKinney-Vento Coordinator JessicaR.Smith@kckps.org School: 913-279-2150

Sally Smith

McKinney-Vento Program Specialist Sally.Smith@kckps.org School: 913-279-2152

Lanesha Huggins

McKinney-Vento Program Specialist lanesha.huggins@kckps.org School: 913-279-2087