McKinney-Vento Information
If you live in any of the following situations:
- In a shelter
- In a motel or campground due to lack of accommodation
- In a car, park, abandoned building or bus/train station
- Doubled up with other people due to loss of housing or economic hardship
You may qualify for certain rights and protections under the federal McKinney-Vento Act.
Please see the useful links below:
IDOE McKinney-Vento: Homeless Children & Youth Program
Clarksville Community Schools Homeless Children and Youth Plan
Parent’s Guide to Rights of Homeless Children and Youth
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Local Resources:
Housing Coalition of Southern Indiana, https://www.soinhomeless.org/
Jeffersonville Township Trustee: https://www.jefftwptrustee.
Community Action of Southern Indiana https://www.casi1.org/
District Liaison | Scott Gardner | sgardner@clarksvilleschools.org | 812-280-5015 ext 5102
State MV Coordinator | Charie Jones, IDOE Homeless Education State Coordinator| 317-232-0957 | McKinneyVentoPOC@doe.in.gov