McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act

Children and youth are eligible for services under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act if they have been displaced from their homes and are living in a place that is not fixed, regular or adequate, such as:

  • Sharing housing with others due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or similar reasons

  • In a place not designated as regular sleeping accommodation, such as a vehicle, park, hotel, or campground

  • In a homeless or domestic violence shelter or transitional housing placement

  • Outside of his/her home as an unaccompanied youth

  • In any of the situations listed above, as the child of a migrant family

If you believe you may be eligible, please contact Darian Smith, Supervisor of Pupil Services, at 610-466-2420 or Email Darian Smith. Please click on the links below for homeless resources.

Housing Authority of Chester County

PA 211 - Get Connected. Get Help.

Open Hearth Helping People with Housing & Financial Stability

Home of The Sparrow

I Want To Go To College: Now What?

ECYEH Brochure

ECYEH Brochure Spanish

McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act

Decades to Doorways

Mitzvah Circle

BEC Education of Homeless Youth

Orion Communities - Neighbors Helping Neighbors