Educational Resources for Homeless Children and Families
Fayette County School Corporation is committed to providing homeless children and youth equal access to the same free, appropriate public education, including a public preschool education, as other children and youths. This webpage is designed to provide families important information about enrolling, attending, and succeeding in school.
The McKinney-Vento Act is designed to address the challenges that homeless children and youths face in enrolling and participating in schools. McKinney-Vento requires that homeless children and youths have access to the educational and related services that they need to enable them to meet the same challenging State academic standards to which all students are held.
Important information about student and family rights, as well as resource information and local contacts may be found below. Parents, family members and caregivers should feel free to reach out to determine what resources are available for impacted children and youth.
LOCAL CONTACT
McKinney-Vento District Liaison:
Kim Corsaro
Asst. Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction kcorsaro@fayette.k12.in.us
Phone: 765-825-2178
STATE CONTACTS:
IDOE State McKinney-Vento Coordinators:
Flora Jones, Director of Student Pathways & Opportunities
Charie Gibson, Homeless Education Specialist
317-232-0957
TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION
IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS
McKinney-Vento Building Level Liaisons:
Connersville High School, Principal Kelly Pflum kpflum@fayette.k12.in.us
Connersville Middle School, Principal Dr. Brian Todd btodd@fayette.k12.in.us
Eastview, Principal Kate Charlton kcharlton@fayette.k12.in.us
Everton, Principal Kim Cook kcook@fayette.k12.in.us
Fayette Central, Principal Kirsten Phillips kphillips@fayette.k12.in.us
Frazee, Principal Britany Morgan bmorgan@fayette.k12.in.us
Grandview, Principal Stephanie McCann smccann@fayette.k12.in.us
LOCAL NEWSLETTERS & BULLETINS
FEDERAL RESOURCESS
A Way Home America
The Homeless and Housing Resource Center
Human Rights Campaign
Institute for Children, Poverty, and Homelessness
NAEHCY - National Association for the Education of Homeless Children & Youth
National Alliance to End Homelessness
National Domestic Violence Hotline
National Homelessness Law Center
National Network for Youth
National Runaway Safeline
NCHE - National Center for Homeless Education
SchoolHouse Connection
Social Security Administration
United States Department of Education
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
United States Interagency Council on Homelessness
STATE RESOURCES
Exodus - Refugee & Immigration Assistance
Helping Veterans and Families - Veteran Assistance
HSI - Indiana's Homeless Prevention Program - Housing Assistance
Indiana 211 - Food, Shelter & Housing, and Health Care Resources across the state
Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles - State I.D., Driver’s License
Indiana Department of Health - Birth Certificates, Vital Statistics
Indiana Department of Housing & Urban Development - Housing supports
Indiana Department of Workforce Development - Job assistance, High school Equivalency exam
Indiana Family & Social Services Administration - SNAP, TANF, Medicaid
Indiana Head Start & Early Head Start - School readiness program for children under 5 years.
IHCDA - Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority - Housing First program, Homeless Youth Program, Indiana Balance of State Continuum of Care
Indiana Housing Now - Housing Resources
Salvation Army Indiana
Volunteers of America