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Mckinney Vento Act
100
This Federal food program expedited to assist children and families to receive benefits to provide food
What is Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
100
This service is is free and available in schools for all children to speakto, to help cope with the effects of a storm
What is Counseling
100
This is the first agency that is usually contacted to help families after a storm
What is The Red Cross?
100
Every district has an appointed on of these after a storm to help with educational assistance
What is Local Education Liasion
100
The act requires schools to provide this in order to maintain stability and normalcy and prevent too many missed days from school
What is Immediate Enrollment
200
A free Metro card or cab fare is issued to children and families to assist with this to get tp and from school
What is Transportation
200
For legal issues free help from these persons are available to represent children and families
What is Legal Aid Attorneys
200
Through the Individuals and Households Program this federal agency assist to provide housing assistance to children and families during disasters. They also assist with medical, dental funeral and transportation cost
What is What is FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
200
To simplify and expedite the enrollment process these people are trained in the intake process
What is all school staff
200
Under this act children have these two options as to where they attend school to continue their education after they have been displaced by a storm
What is attend school in any district or remain in their original school
300
The intense application process for this program is waived for for children and families that are displaced by a storm to provide financial assistance
What is Public Assistance of TANF
300
This service is available for individuals who has lost their job or become unemployed due to a disaster or storm
What is Disaster Unemployment Assistance
300
This organization has approximately 40 disaster response agencies that serves as an information clearinghouse to help children and families
What is What is NOVAD- National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
300
These two storms have displaced the most students across the nation
What is hurricane Rita and Katrina
300
Children can be exempt from providing this medical document that is otherwise a critical mandatory requirement before they can enroll in school
What is Immunization Records
400
Under a plan this government department would pay 90 percent of the cost to continue the education of 372,000 children displaced by hurricane Katrina
What is US Department of Education
400
To help students who have missed school days to catch up with their work this free service is provided in addition to regular classess
What is Tutoring or Afterschool program
400
This Virginia based agency partners with over 1,200 agencies and charities to provide services including improving education to children displaced by a storm
What is The United Way
400
This number of students is the largest that has been left displaced by hurricane Katrina
What is 45,000
400
Special needs students must be enrolled and receive the most appropriate services possible immediately even if they don't have this required document
What is their IEP
500
Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, this Center serves as a clearinghouse of information for people seeking to remove or overcome educational barriers and to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for children and youth experiencing situations caused by displacement.
What is National Center for Homeless Education
500
Reimbursement for school district who enroll displaced students are available by filing this application
What is School State Aid Application
500
This Christian Agency runs a disaster relief department that attends to the urgent needs of children and families affected by disasters
What is The Salvation Army
500
This Act ensures the educational protections so that children who has been displaced by a storm can continue to receive a rich education experience
What is McKinney - Vento Act
500
Title seven of the act authorizes this program which is administered by the Department of Education for children displaced by a storm or homelessness
What is Education of Homeless Children and Youth Program?