Under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, the Local Educational Agency (LEA) homeless liaison’s legal duties extend fully to young children from birth to age five. The liaison must ensure that these young children are identified, connected to early childhood . The specific responsibilities for this age group include Identification and Tracking, Referrals to Early Childhood Programs, and connecting families of young children to external community resources. More information is available here.

RIDE’s Office of School & District Improvement, along with  DHS’s Office of Head Start Collaboration invite you to this session to learn more about what may be available to you in your role as you support our families who are experiencing homelessness.