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McKinney-Vento Act

McKinney-Vento Act

The Stewart B. McKinney-Vento Education of Homeless Children and Youth (McKinney-Vento EHCY) program provides students experiencing homelessness with protections and services to ensure they enroll in and attend school; complete their high school education and be positioned for success after graduation, so they may avoid poverty and homelessness as adults. 

Eligibility Definition

Homeless children and youths are individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, including:

  • Children and youths who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason; are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; or are abandoned in hospitals;
  • Children and youths who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings;
  • Children and youths who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; and
  • Migratory children who qualify as homeless because the children are living in circumstances described above.

McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, Title VII, Subtitle B, Section 725(2)

NJDOE Resources

NJ Housing Resource Center

McKinney Vento Form

4CS of Passaic County

  • 4CS of Passaic County, Inc. (4CS) is the designated Child Care Resource and Referral Agency for Passaic County by the State of New Jersey's Department of Human Services (DHS) Division of Family Development (DFD). There is a "CCR&R" in every county in New Jersey.

    Our signature program provides state-funded financial assistance to help pay for child care for children (ages 0-13 and up to 19 if special needs), as well as for those experiencing “homelessness” and need child care in accordance with the McKinney Vento Act. We provide financial assistance to over 10,403 children in Passaic County. 

    4CS of Passaic County has provided service since 1971, offers parents peace of mind while increasing student attendance and enrollment as it alleviates student absenteeism due to staying home with younger siblings, teen parents not having child care, and families experiencing homelessness. We pay for full & part-time child care and summer camps for children ages 0-13 and up to 19 if special needs. There are no fees to apply. 

    For more information, go to the 4CS website and read the attached flyers.

     

    Passaic County Homeless Resources