{"id":868,"date":"2026-06-16T12:27:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T16:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/homeless\/?page_id=868"},"modified":"2026-06-17T09:49:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T13:49:32","slug":"what-is-mckinney-vento","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/homeless\/what-is-mckinney-vento\/","title":{"rendered":"What is McKinney-Vento?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"868\" class=\"elementor elementor-868\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec2daf4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec2daf4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9fa9f2a\" data-id=\"9fa9f2a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a09d9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a09d9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>What is ASSIST?\u00a0 \u00a0<\/h3><h3>What is McKinney-Vento?\u00a0<\/h3><div><h4>These are great questions!<\/h4><h4>McKinney-Vento is a federal law that protects the educational rights of children and youth who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.<\/h4><h4>ASSIST is St. Johns County School District\u2019s program that supports eligible students under McKinney-Vento. Through ASSIST, students and families may receive help with school enrollment, school stability, transportation, school supplies, referrals, and other educational supports.<\/h4><h4>Our goal is to help eligible students stay connected to school and receive the support they need to be successful.<\/h4><\/div><h4>For more information, please see below.\u00a0<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d941ac7 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d941ac7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/schoolhouseconnection.org\/article\/mckinney-vento-act-quick-reference\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">About  McKinney-Vento? <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-353c352 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"353c352\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/nche.ed.gov\/nche_eligibility_flowchart\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Do I Qualify for ASSIST? <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3896ca3 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3896ca3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/y6E7wqq8xaDP2zpMA\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">ASSIST Student Housing Questionnaire <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3cbaf9 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d3cbaf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fldoe.org\/policy\/federal-edu-programs\/title-ix-mvp\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Florida Department of Education - McKinney-Vento <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33e6d2a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"33e6d2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"mailto:Jacey.Ramirez@stjohns.k12.fl.us\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Questions? Email the ASSIST Program<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a9ab9dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a9ab9dd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c0248bc\" data-id=\"c0248bc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is ASSIST?\u00a0 \u00a0 What is McKinney-Vento?\u00a0 These are great questions! McKinney-Vento is a federal law that protects the educational rights of children and youth who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. ASSIST is St. Johns County School District\u2019s program that supports eligible students under McKinney-Vento. 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