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WHAT IS IT: BENEFITS REPORT

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Details appear below for each of the benefit programs you selected to be included in this Benefits Report. Based on the information you provided, it appears that you may be eligible to participate in or receive benefits from these programs (GovBenefits.gov cannot guarantee your eligibility).

IMPORTANT: This information will be lost once you leave the GovBenefits.gov website.

You may wish to print this report for future reference. Created on Oct. 17, 2004

Program name Am I eligible?
Education for Homeless Children and Youth Am I eligible?

Eligibility criteria
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be homeless/live in a shelter and you must be responsible for a child(ren) under the age of 19 years.

Description
The Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program ensures that homeless children and youth have equal access to the same free, appropriate public education as other children. It also provides activities for and services to ensure that these children enroll in, attend, and achieve success in school. The program is designed to establish or designate an office in each state educational agency (SEA) for the coordination of education for homeless children and youth as well as to develop and implement programs for school personnel to heighten awareness of specific problems for homeless children and youth. These offices also provide grants to local educational agencies (LEAs).

Managing organization
U.S. Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/index.jsp

Program contact information & web resources
Headquarters Office:
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue SW
Washington DC 20202-6132

Phone: 202-260-4412
Web Site Address:
http://www.ed.gov/programs/homeless/index.html

 
 
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