The Stewart B. McKinney-Vento Education of Homeless Children and Youth (McKinney-Vento EHCY) program provides homeless students with protections and services to ensure they enroll in and attend school; complete their high school education and be positioned for success after graduation, so they may avoid poverty and homelessness as adults.  

The McKinney-Vento EHCY program ensures homeless children and youth have equal access to a free, appropriate public education and can enroll in and attend school. The program funds supplemental academic support services for homeless children and youth to ensure their school success.