Education for Homeless Children and Youths (EHCY)
The Education for Homeless Children and Youths (EHCY) program, authorized under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (McKinney-Vento Act), is designed to address the needs of homeless children and youths and ensure educational rights and protections for these children and youths.
https://www.education.pa.gov/K-12/Homeless%20Education/mckinneyvento/Pages/default.aspx
https://www.education.pa.gov/Policy-Funding/BECS/uscode/Pages/EducationforHomelessYouth.aspx
Homeless children and youth lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. Included within the definition of homeless children and youth are those who:
- Share the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship or a similar reason; are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; are abandoned in hospitals;
- Have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings;
- Are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings;
- Are “migratory children” who qualify as homeless under federal law because the children are living in circumstances described in clauses (i) through (iii) above. The term “migratory children” means children who are (or whose parent(s) or spouse(s) are) migratory agricultural workers, including migratory dairy workers or migratory fishermen, and who have moved from one school district to another in the preceding 36 months, in order to obtain (or accompany such parents or spouses in order to obtain) temporary or seasonal employment in agricultural or fishing work; and
- Are unaccompanied homeless youth including any child who is “not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian.” Falling within this definition are those students who ran away from home, been thrown out of their home, or been abandoned or separated from their parents or guardian.
If you are experiencing any of these situations, you may qualify for services. At your earliest convenience, please contact:
Student Support and Social Services Coordinator
Rebekah Myers, LSW
South Western Administration Office
225 Bowman Rd.
Hanover, PA 17331
Phone:717-632-2548, ext 20005
Fax:717-632-7993
Program/Regional Coordinator
Sonia Pitzi
[email protected]
(717) 718-5924
Fax: (717) 718-5943