Homeless/McKinney-Vento Programing is available at Vienna District #55

The primary local contact for this program is Ms. Harley Palmer – School Social Worker

Email Ms. Harley Palmer or 618-658-8286

You can find more information about these programs at the below links.
Housing Insecurity Fact Sheet
The National Center for Homeless Education
Illinois State Board of Education Homeless Education

The McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY) program, which is administered by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, indicates that State Educational Agencies (SEAs) must ensure that homeless children and youths have equal access to the same free, appropriate public education, including a public preschool education, as is provided to other children and youths. The SEA and Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) in the State must review and revise any laws, regulations, practices, or policies that may act as barriers to the identification, enrollment, attendance, or success in school of homeless children and youths. Homeless students must also have access to the education and other services that they need to meet the same challenging State academic standards to which all students are held.

Eligibility 
You might qualify for assistance through a federal law called the McKinney -Vento Act if your family lives in the following:
-In a Shelter
-In a motel or campground due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodation
-In a car, park, abandoned building, or bus or train station
-Doubled-up with other people due to loss of housing or economic hardship