ABC
“Removing Barriers”
CALL US: 318-603-6518
Fax: 318-603-6622
McKinney-Vento
Program
The McKinney-Vento Educational Program identifies children and youth and removes any barriers that would prevent them from attending school. Social Service agencies collaborate with the Caddo Parish School Board to develop and implement programs that will enhance the education of McKinney-Vento families.
Who is McKinney-Vento?
The term "homeless children and youth" means individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence and includes those:
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Living in an emergency shelter or transitional housing
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Abandoned in hospitals
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Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks or camp grounds due to lack of alternative adequate accommodations
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Living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations or similar settings
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"Doubled up" living with friends or family due to the loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason
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An "unaccompanied youth", not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian
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Migrant children living in these conditions
Contact US
Pittre Walker
Coordinator
Homeless /Title I
318-603-6380 Office
Jeanette Davis-Carey
Secretary to:
Pittre Walker
318-603-5626
Kimberly Capers
Homeless Liaison
318-603-5583
Yolanda Robinson
Department Secretary
318-603-6518
Latrice Jones
Receptionist
318-603-5615
Crystal Bryant
Transportation/Data Entry
Chesteria Johnson
Data Entry Clerk
Kendra Hampton
Data Entry Clerk
HOMELESS COUNSELORS
Carolyn Stevenson
(Worksite Keithville)
318-364-3282
Steve Lewis - (Office)
318-364-4059
Vacant Counselor Position
318-603-5611
Mental Health Specialist
Erin Lee - (Office)
318-603-5622
Brittany Sanders
(Worksite Caddo Heights)
318-603-5623
HOMELESS TEACHER
(Elementary)
Joy Cherry-Fuller
318-603-5652
Unaccompained Youth Worker
Darnell Linnear
318-603-5597
Parent Child Educators
Cherika Anderson
318-603-5617
Gwen Mcullen
318-603-5729
Infant and Toddler Specialist
Hetti Hobdy
318-603-5581
Case Managers
Barbara Doyle
318-603-5613
Alex Ray
318-603-5611
Contessa Roberson
318-603-5618
Foster Care Case Manager
Wynesha Hays
318-603-5616
Tutors
Loleila Myers -(Foster Care)
318-603-5651
Tanisha White
(Worksite Caddo Heights)
318-603-5623
Sharlesa Robertson
318-364-5164
Davedric Below
318-603-5612
Ayodele Anderson
(Worksite Turner)
318-364-2596
Children & Youth
in McKinney-Vento situations
have the right to...
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go to school, no matter where they live or how long they have lived there
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stay at their school of origin
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go to the public school where they live now
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enroll in school immediately, even without the normal paperwork
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transportation to and from school provided by the school district
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free school meals, before and after school care, special education, and ESL services
Services
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Academic remediation activities at the schools with the highest concentration of homeless children
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Individual and group counseling
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School Supplies
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Parental involvement through parenting training and educational activities provided at the shelters, and the CPSB Parent Center
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Educational and Recreational Enrichment Programs
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After-School Tutorial Program for sheltered, scattered-site students, and schools
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Summer Enrichment Program