Resources in Your Community:

Listed below are state-wide organizations that provide resources that can assist district staff in helping families, children, and youth in their communities.

• ACCESS
  Wisconsin Department of Health Services website. ACCESS is an internet tool. It can help individuals see if they or a family member might be eligible to receive benefits, such as: Food Share; Medicaid; Badger Care Plus; Senior Care; WIC – Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children; Free/Reduced-Price School Meals; Summer Food Service Program; The Emergency Food Assistance Program and tax credits.
   
• Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence
  An alphabetical county by county listing of domestic abuse services in Wisconsin.
   
• Wisconsin Front Door
  This section of Front Door can help you find rental housing by location, specific address, or school district. The website provides an affordability calculator and other resources for your housing search.
   
• Wisconsin Women’s Health Guide
  This guide is a resource for county agencies and health care providers who work with women and families.
   
• Wisconsin Runaway Programs Listing
  State-wide listing of Runaway programs

• Wisconsin balance of State Continuum of Care Contacts

Associations/Organizations

• After-School Alliance
• Charles A. Dana Center Internet Resources
• National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth (NAEHCY)
• National Center for Children and Poverty
• National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (800) 843-5678
• National Center for Homeless Education at SERVE
• National Law Center on Homeless and Poverty
• National Runaway Switchboard (800) 621-4000
• Teachers Helping Teachers
• Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• Wisconsin Front Door
• Wisconsin Association for Homeless and Runaway Services, WAHRS

Parent Information

• Parent Booklet
  National Center for Homeless Education. This brochure explains the educational rights of children and youth experiencing homelessness and informs parents about ways in which they can support their children's education during times of mobility.
   
• Parent Orientation of McKinney-Vento Act
  National Center for Homeless Education. This 11 minute web-based orientation explains the education rights of students who are homeless to parents and if your child qualifies for services.

Training Resources:

PowerPoint and Visual Presentations

• McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act PowerPoint Presentation
  National Center for Homeless Education and the U.S. Department of Education. A great resource for district and school in-service presentations.
   
• Overview of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
  Kendra J. Vandertie, Appleton Area School District, September 2011
   
• Philanthropy, Advocacy, and Relationships
  Allison Draheim, Green Bay School District, 2009
   
• R.E.A.D.Y.
  Tamara Sutor, Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District and Ann Forbeck, School District of Janesville, 2009. A set of sample forms for use to assist districts with homelessness.
   
• School District of Janesville: Project HOPE
  An eight minute video presentation regarding students who are homeless. Ann Forbeck, School District of Janesville, 2009.

Community Outreach Resources

• Educational rights posters explains who qualifies as homeless and the educational rights of students (English and Spanish) by the National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) or 1-800-308-2145.
   
• Educational Rights of Homeless Children and Youth
  Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, 2005.
  Hmong language Poster Available (10 copies/$10 plus s/h) using online order form

For questions about this information please contact one of our State EHCY Coordinators: Lara Kain (608) 267-7338 or Carolyn Parkinson (608) 267-1284