Water’s Edge Village School
and the
Families in Transition McKinney Vento … Assistance Act
The Families in Transition McKinney-Vento Assistance Act (2001) is federal legislation that works to ensure that all students, including those that lack fixed and adequate housing, continue to enjoy a safe, appropriate, and consistent education. Schools may activate services specific to the needs of students in the following living situations: (including but not limited to…)
doubled-up housing with other families or friends due to hardship;
runaway/homeless youth shelters (even if parents invite the youth home);
hotels or motels;
shelters, including domestic violence shelters;
transitional housing shelters;
cars, abandoned buildings parks, the streets or other public spaces;
campgrounds or inadequate trailer homes
awaiting foster care placement; and/or
abandoned in a hospital.
Parents or guardians (or third parties) who believe that students may meet criteria for homelessness can contact the WEVS McKinney Vento Liaison, (see below).
For more information on the mckinney vento act, please contact:
The WEVS McKinney Vento Liaison- Sylvia Wolff- wolff@watersedgevillageschool.com - 252-202-8142
North Carolina McKinney-Vento State Coordinator: Lisa Phillips lphillip@serve.org or lisa.phillips@dpi.nc.gov (336) 543-4285
For more information on Families in transition visit the following websites:
The National Center for Homeless Education
