Project HELP
(Hope & Empowerment ~ Leveraging Possibilities)
Our Mission
Project HELP's mission is to ensure the educational rights and protections due under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to all students experiencing homelessness. Program Goals Three primary goals of Project HELP include: (1) providing services to an increasing number of Austin ISD students under McKinney-Vento (2) maintaining partnerships/collaborations with our many community resource collaborators (3) ensuring our service strategies are student-centered and aligned with students foremost being academically successful Homeless Children and Youth under the McKinney-Vento Act Who are Homeless Children and Unaccompanied Youth? McKinney-Vento Act (Section 725) identifies homeless children and youth as those who lack a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence. Key provisions in identifying homeless children and youth include, but are not limited to:
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Contact
Information for Project HELP Department of School, Family & Community Education Baker Center 3908 Avenue B Room 201 Austin, TX 78751 Office: (512) 414-3690 Fax: (512) 414-0761 |