This Dear Colleague Letter (PDF, 3 pages) from the U.S. Department of Education clarifies how McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY) funds may be used to support children, youth, and families experiencing homelessness. The letter explains that, in limited circumstances, EHCY funds may be used for short-term, temporary emergency housing, such as hotel or motel stays, when reasonable and necessary to support school attendance and used as a last resort. Learn more (PDF, 3 pages).

In this webinar recording, presenters review key statutory requirements and implementation strategies for supporting the education of unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness under the McKinney-Vento Act. Viewers will become familiar with the term “unaccompanied youth” (UY) as defined by the McKinney-Vento Act; increase their understanding of the educational and other life challenges faced by UY; and learn statutory requirements and implementation strategies for identifying and supporting the education of UY.  Learn more. 

This guide (PDF, 168 pages) provides a road map for university prevention professionals to collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders, from students to administrators, to address campus-wide substance misuse issues. It uses the Strategic Prevention Framework as the “how to” for systematically measuring the scope of drug misuse issues, building relationships with key stakeholders, and planning and implementing a substance misuse prevention effort.  Learn more.