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Union City Area School District McKinney-Vento Resources and Information

In 2023-2024, Union City Area School District identified and supported more than 50 students experiencing homelessness under the McKinney-Vento Act. We want this webpage to serve as a place for information on how to identify and support students and families in McKinney-Vento situations, as well as a place for resources for families who may be experiencing homelessess.

If you or someone you know may be experiencing homelessness, there are several key resources for you below:

Policies & Procedures for Supporting Students and Families Experiencing Homelessness or in Foster Care

The Union City Area School District is committed to support our students and families experiencing homelessness and to our students are in foster care. Our district has developed policies for supporting students in both of these situations to ensure educational stability.

Policy #251 specifically cites our District's policies and procedures for supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness, Foster Care or Other Educational Instability. Policy #255 details, more specifically, our District's policies and procedures for ensuring Educational Stability for Children in Foster Care.

Who qualifies as homeless?

The graphic below is a helpful way to understand the definition of homelessness under the McKinney-Vento Act, which is a federal law that ensures specific rights to students experiencing homelessness.

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Students can also be considered unaccompanied youth, which also ensures them rights under the McKinney-Vento Act:

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To better understand how to determine if you or someone you know may be experiencing homelessness, please visit the following resources and contact our McKinney-Vento liaison, Mrs. Stacey Dell, at Email Mrs. Stacey Dell.

For a comprehensive list of some national resources that are available to students experiencing homelessness, please visit: https://www.counselingpsychology.org/homeless-college-resources/.

Our district has a number of programs and supports in place to support families and students experiencing homelessness. In addition to Title I Set-Aside funds, we work collaboratively with our team at the Union City Family Support Center, our United Way Community School, and other local shelters and agencies to support families. We are here for you! Please reach out to Stacey Dell (sdell@ucasd.org) with questions or needs!

This page was last updated on November 8, 2024.

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McKinney-Vento/Homelessness Liaison & Foster Care Point-of-Contact

Stacey D. Dell

Director of Curriculum & Special Programs

(814) 438-3804 ext. 5457

Email Stacey D. Dell

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