Meeting the Educational Needs of Students Displaced by Disasters: Youth on Their Own

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.

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Published December 2022