A McKinney-Vento Toolbox: Constructing a Robust and Rigorous Homeless Education Program, In Case of Disaster and Every Day
This toolbox is designed to help school districts implement the McKinney-Vento Act fully, so they can address the needs of children and youth experiencing homelessness on a daily basis and in times of disaster. The toolbox contains information and practical lessons learned and resources developed during the recovery process following the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes.Community Voice Mail
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Community Voice Mail provides free voicemail numbers to disaster victims.Connecting Schools and Displaced Students Handbook Series
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This handbook series explains how the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act applies to students displaced by disaster and how the Act can assist these students and their families. Each handbook in the series targets information to either parents of displaced children, relief agencies, or educators.Homeless Education Issue Briefs: Connecting Schools and Displaced Students Series
This brief series discusses important issues related to enrolling and serving students displaced by disaster.Hurricane Relief: A Call to Action
This website, sponsored by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) provides resources to help educators and parents meet the academic, physical, and emotional needs of displaced students. The site also includes volunteer opportunities to help run a series of free workshops throughout the US, primarily in areas directly affected by the hurricanes or those that have taken in substantial numbers of displaced students.In Their Own Words: Schools and Students Overcoming Adversity
In Their Own Words provides readers with a window into the daily challenges and triumphs of the schools and students affected by August 2005's Hurricane Katrina. In Their Own Words is, in large part, a first-person account of the hurricane’s effects on education on the Gulf Coast during the few weeks and months after landfall and since. It is the voices of the students and the school, district, and relief agency staff who were closest to the challenges that resulted from the hurricane.National Resource and Training Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness: Hurricane Disaster Relief Information
This webpage provides numerous links to helpful disaster relief resources, such as information on emergency housing programs, mental health assistance, and more.
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The National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) is associated with The SERVE Center at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
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