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See if you're ready for PDE monitoring

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PA Foster Care overview

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McKinney Vento overview

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ECYEH Mission and History

On July 22, 1987, the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act became public law. This was the first comprehensive federal law dealing with the problems of homelessness. The McKinney-Vento Act was recently reauthorized under the Every Student Succeeds Act in December 2015.

The main objective of PA's Education for Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness (ECYEH) program is to make sure homeless youth have access to appropriate education while removing barriers that homeless children face. Its goal is have the educational process continue as uninterrupted as possible while the children are in homeless situations. Some of the other objectives of our program are to inform school districts of their responsibilities to homeless children and youth, increase awareness about the needs of homeless children, explain current legislation and policies and provide practical tips for working with homeless children.

This includes 78 school districts, five public charter schools and three full-time career and technical schools. The Regional Coordinator for Pennsylvania's Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness Program is located in the Luzerne Intermediate Unit 18 in Kingston, PA (Luzerne County).

The Region 7 staff targets the needs of homeless children, youth and their families. We are committed to ensuring all students experiencing homelessness have the opportunity to succeed in school. The goal is to provide as much stability as possible, educational assistance and support to children living in transitional situations such as homeless shelters, domestic violence shelters and other temporary housing situations.

The coordinators work in collaboration with the school districts and shelter/transitional housing providers to ensure continuity, while the children are in homeless situations.

Areas of service provided include:

Training school district liaisons and shelter providers

Technical assistance

Personal visits to sites

Distribution of literature

School enrollment and placement issues

Referrals for clothing, food, shelter, transportation and other related services

We provide training on the following topics:

McKinney-Vento 101

School Staff and Faculty McKinney-Vento Overview

New McKinney-Vento Liaison Training

Pre and Post PDE monitoring support

Foster Care

For additional information on the services provided and/or technical assistance, please contact:
Jeff Zimmerman
ECYEH/Foster Region 7 Coordinator
368 Tioga Avenue
Kingston, PA 18704
570-718-4613
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Assistant Regional Coordinator
570-718-4697
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For more information on Educational Stability for Foster Youth in Pennsylvania, go to:
http://www.liu18.org/index.php/esfcy
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The Luzerne Intermediate Unit serves as a beacon of educational leadership that connects students with their individual potential, policy with procedure, professional service and action with a delivery system that is responsive, efficient and effective.

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