The McKinney-Vento Homeless Children and Youth Program was designed to make sure all homeless children and youth have equal access to the same free and appropriate public education as children and youth who are not homeless.

McKinney-Vento District Liaison:
• Name: Chelsea Cosgray
• Email: ccosgray@nwhite.k12.in.us
• Phone: 219-604-4006
• Facilitate training at the building level.
• Ensure that building level procedures are established and followed to provide each child and youth who qualifies for McKinney-Vento services with a free and appropriate education.
• Post public notice of the educational rights of students in homeless situations at the school.

Homeless students' rights

A Parent's Guide to the Rights of Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness: Notification - Rights & Services Handout

IDOE state coordinators’ contact information:
• Flora Jones, Director of Student Pathways & Opportunities and Charie Gibson, Homeless Education Specialist, 317-232-0957, Email McKinneyVentoPOC

IDOE's McKinney-Vento: Homeless Children & Youth Program website
National Center for Homeless Education

Link (English): McKinney Vento District Plan (English)

Link (Spanish): McKinney Vento District Plan (Spanish)

Resources:

McKinney- Vento Community Resource List (English)

Is your Family Living in a Doubled-Up Situation?

Where Do You Sleep Poster?

Township Trustees Directory

Cars For Keeps Program

SSD Directory

Community Resource Guide

Tax Preparation-2026

Spanish Classes

Bauer Head Start (English)

Bauer Head Start (Spanish)

4 County Walk In Clinic Information

Community Baby Shower

Stewards of Children

North White School Corporation

North White School Corporation