Mission

The mission of Families in Transition is to implement the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, which was put in place to ensure educational rights and protection for children and youth experiencing homelessness. 

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Mckinney-Vento Homeless Education Act

What is McKinney-Vento? The McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act is a homeless assistance program, and federal law, that ensures immediate enrollment and educational stability for homeless children and youth.

The Mckinney-Vento Education Assistance Act is a federal law that provides educational rights and protection for students who are experiencing homelessness. The Act ensures immediate enrollment and educational stability for homeless children and youth. For more detailed information on the National Center for Homeless Education and McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, visit the National Center for Homeless Education website.

Definition of Homeless

The term homeless children and youth means individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. This definition also includes the following:

• Living in a shelter, (family, domestic violence, youth shelter, or transitional living program)
• Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or awaiting foster care placement.
• Sharing housing (doubled-up) with other people due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or similar reason; "couch-surfing"; facing eviction
• In an abandoned building, in a car, at a campground, or on the streets
• Youth living on their own without a parent or legal guardian.

Unaccompanied Youth 

UY are students who are not in the care of their parents or legal guardians.

• Q&A Unaccompanied Youth Rights
• Youth Safe House
• Community Medical Centers (CMC)
• Health CMC Care Link
• Human Trafficking
• 10 Ways to Deal with Stress
• LGBTQ
• LGBTQ Runaway Flyer
• Discovery Challenge Application
• Pacific Scholars Promise
• TAY Program
• Union Apprenticeship
• Suicide Prevention Hotline (SPANISH)

SERVICES PROVIDED

Families in Transition provides the following services:

• Enrollment assistance
• Case management and advocacy
• Assistance with school supplies
• Transportation when feasible
• Assistance and referral to student services (counseling, special education, preschool and after school)
• Referral to community agencies

Emergency Shelters/Housing

Albergues/Viviendas

•  Visionary Home Builders
•  Central Valley Low Income Housing
•  Youth Safe House
•  SJC Shelters

Food Assistance

Banco de Alimento

• Emergency Food Bank List

Health & Medical

Servicos de Salud Medica

• Community Medical Center
• Immunization Resources King Medical Center
• San Joaquin County Clinics
• SJC Human Service Agency
• Edison Health Center

Child Care

Cuidado de NiÑos

• CAPC Child Care Services
• El Concilio Preschool Centers
• Family Resource & Referral
• Creative Child Care

Employment

Empleo

• Stockton Unified School District Employment
• SJC Work Net
• Premier Staffing
• Full Steam Staffing
• City Of Stockton Jobs
• San Joaquin County Employment

Community Links

• What if List
• NAEHYC
• http://www.211sj.org/

Enrollment Links

• Centralized Enrollment
• School Site Locator
• Affidavit of Parental Residence English
• Affidavit of Parental Residence Spanish
• Affidavit of Enrollment for Unaccompanied Youth
• Caregiver Affidavit
• Bus Schedules

Winter Wonderland

We would like to thank the following for helping bring smiles to our students during our Winter Wonderland event- SUSD Staff, Tree House, Kids Care Dental, and Visionary Home Builders.  With your donations, our students had a Merry Christmas.

Thanks so much for your support and donations!