Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id i5N6V1N20618; Wed, 23 Jun 2004 02:31:02 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 02:31:02 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <20040623062629.8636.qmail@web50401.mail.yahoo.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Cyndy Wasko <cynthiawasko@yahoo.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1876] RE: Championing Family Literacy to LEA's X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Status: O Content-Length: 860 Lines: 18 Along the same lines as the parent involvement piece for Title I is the McKinney Vento Homeless Assistance Act. All school districts are required to maintain numbers of homeless children and families and provide some sort of parent component. McKinney's definition of "homeless" goes beyond the traditional families sleeping on the streets to include families that are temporarily sharing a residence with others and families who are living in substandard housing. Many of the families in our Even Start program also qualify for services under McKinney as they are living in transitional residences, living in one room of a house with limited access to water, heat and cooking facilities. McKinney can be a good partner with Even Start although keeping the families for two years (for effective change as demonstrated through ES research) can be a challenge.
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