The McKinney-Vinto Act provides supports for students and families that are lacking in a fixed adequate nighttime residence. The legal definition of homelessness is defined as any of the below situations.

*sharing housing due to a loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason;

*living in hotels, motels, trailer parks, or camp grounds due to a lack of alternative, adequate housing;

*abandoned in hospitals;

*awaiting foster care placement;

* living in a public or private place not designed for or, normally used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings;

*living in cars, parks public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar places;

*living in one of the above circumstances and who are migratory.

If you or someone you know is in one of the above circumstances, please contact the Homeless Liaison, Jeri Hamilton, at Brookfield Local School District.

Each year the Brookfield Local School District is provided funds through the state and federal educational agencies that are utilized to supplement and support regular and special education programs. These funds are provided under various federal programs for specific uses. Some of the resources are targeted to provide services for children who may have experienced the effects of limited environmental and developmental opportunities. The focus is supplementing and enriching their educational curriculum through specialized reading and math programs. Funding has added educational materials, technological equipment educational resources and software supplies.

The community is invited to offer suggestions for the use of these funds so that the services are of value to our children. Suggestions and comments may be submitted to the special education department of treasurer's office .