McKinney-Vento Act Information

Homeless Liaison: Wes Graner

Homeless liaison contact information:
Email – wgraner@starscharter.org
Phone – (910) 695-1004

State Coordinator’s:
Lisa Phillips – (337) 315-7491

NCHEP Website: 
https://hepnc.uncg.edu

Homeless as defined by the McKinney-Vento Act:

• Individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. The term includes:
  
  • Children and youths who are:
    • Sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason (sometimes referred to as “doubled-up”);
    • Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to lack of alternative adequate accommodations;
    • Living in emergency or transitional shelters; or
    • Abandoned in hospitals;
  • Children and youths who 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;
  • Children and youths who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; and
  • Migratory children who qualify as homeless because they are living in circumstances described above.