Homeless Education and Resources

Ventura County Resources

• Continum of Care
• 211
• Foodshare
• School on Wheels:
• Shelter Care
• Human Service Agency
• Step Up Ventura
• Housing Trust Fund Ventura County
• Community Action of Ventura County -Oxnard
• Project Understanding
• One Stop 
• VC Behavioral Health
  • Turning Point Foundation
  • NAMI
• Interface
• Salvation Army - Ventura
• Catholic Charities - Ventura
• Gabriel's House  -Oxnard
• Lutheran Social Services - Thousand Oaks 
• Rescue Mission - Oxnard 
• Society of St Vincent Ventura 
• City Center - Ventura 
• Samaritan Center - Simi Valley

State

• CDE Homeless Education  
• John Burton Advocates for Youth
• CA Homeless Youth Project
• CDSS Housing & Homelessness Programs 

National

• National Association for the Education of Homeless Children & Youth (NAEHCY)    
• SchoolHouse Connection
• National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE)
• National Network for Youth
• US Interagency Council on Homelessness
• National Homelessness Law Center
• National Alliance to End Homelessness
• US Dept. of Health & Human Services 

COVID 

• VCOE Resources 
• Low-Cost Internet 

Resources for McKinney Vento Liaisons and School Staff

Trainings  

• McKinney Vento 101 for Administrators (Powerpoint)
• MV for Nurses ( Powerpoint)
• MV for School Counselors (Powerpoint)
• MV for Classroom Staff  (Powerpoint)
• Identification Strategies (Powerpoint)
• Community Collaboration (Powerpoint)

Forms

• MV Residency Form (English)
• MV Residency Form  (Spanish)
• Guidance for Completing the Residency Questionaire
• Follow-Up Needs Questionaire & Sample Script for Phone Contact

Guidelines

• FERPA and Homelessness 
• Double Up Flowchart
• Unaccompanied Youth - Homeless or Not? Flowchart
• AB 1806 Minimum Graduation Requirements
• AB27 & SB400

ARTICLES

Students Living in Homelessness Mental Health