Meeting the Educational Needs of Students Displaced by Disasters: Youth on Their Own
This NCHE brief describes the challenges faced by youth on their own who have become homeless due to a disaster; explains basic provisions of the McKinney-Vento Act relevant to serving unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness; and provides strategies for local educational agencies (LEAs) and relief agencies to put into place to serve unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness before and after a disaster occurs.
Published December 2022