MCKINNEY-VENTO HOMELESS EDUCATION PROGRAM | REGIONAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION #47 (LEE, OGLE, WHITESIDE)

Works with all school districts within the area to ensure that students who do not have a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence receive the same rights to an education as other students. Assistance can be provided for many services that are required by school districts such as: - The choice of staying in the school of origin or attending the school nearest their shelter or temporary home. - Immediate enrollment even when medical records cannot be produced at time of enrollment. - School supplies. - Tutoring, after-school educational programs, correspondence classes. - Student records, birth certificates, physicals, and immunizations. - Health referral. - Emergency transportation.

Date of Last Formal Update

07/12/2024

Data provided by

PATH Inc. 211

Location

2214 E. 4th Street, Sterling, IL 61081

Hours

Mon-Fri: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm.

Eligibility

Families who have lost their housing and are now living: - With friends or relatives. - In a shelter. - In a motel. - In a vehicle. - In other temporary housing.

Fee

No fees.

Agency info

REGIONAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION #47 (LEE, OGLE, WHITESIDE)