McKinney-Vento Winter Newsletter
Homeless | Foster
✨Hawley Bearcats✨
Hawley ISD's McKinney-Vento (MV) Program is making a significant impact by supporting students experiencing homelessness through its Alternative Education Program and strong connections with the Community Resource Coordination Group (CRCG).
The Alternative Education Program plays a crucial role in providing homeless students with a stable and supportive learning environment. This program is designed to meet the unique needs of students who may face interruptions in their education due to housing instability. By offering tailored academic support and a flexible learning environment, the program ensures that students can continue their education without additional stress or barriers.
A key strength of the Hawley ISD MV program is its strong partnership with the CRCG, which helps connect students and families to a wide range of community resources. The CRCG is a collaborative network that brings together social services, health care, housing assistance, and other essential resources. Through this partnership, Hawley ISD ensures that students and their families have access to the support they need—whether it’s food, shelter, counseling, or other services—ultimately helping to remove obstacles to their academic success.
Keep up the great work! ✨
The Big Country Navigator App!
A New Resource Created for McKinney-Vento Students and available to everyone for FREE!
Our new app, called Big Country Navigator, is here to help students and families experiencing homelessness, housing instability, food scarcity, or need for healthcare. This free, easy-to-use app connects you with desired community resources in the Big Country based on your geographic location.
We are still in the final stages of adding resource agencies and working out bugs, but we are happy to share that the app is available and ready to use as-is.
App Features Include:
Shelter Listings
Food Pantries and Meal Services
Educational Support Programs
Counseling and Mental Health Resources
Transportation Assistance
And Much More!
How to Access:
Download Big Country Navigator today on the App Store or Google Play and get the support you need at your fingertips!
If you have any questions or feedback about the app, please share it with the Region 14 ESC McKinney-Vento Team either through the "Give Feedback" button in the App's options, or via email one of our ESC 14 M-V Team Members
✍🏻WriteBrain - January 22, 2025
Region 14 and WriteBrain, are hosting a literary event for McKinney-Vento students in grades 3-5. Students will work to create and publish their own illustrated books. They will write stories and collaborate with illustrators to bring their creations to life. Each student will receive a copy of their published book, and a copy will be donated to their school library.
Lunch provided By ESC 14 | Send Invite: Parent Letter
STUDENT AID - 2025-26 FAFSA is OUT!
Why it matters: For unaccompanied homeless youth and foster youth - applying early provides more time to obtain necessary documentation. See Here.
What Liaisons can do: Help students by providing FAFSA eligibility determinations. Help parents and students create FSA IDs.
👧🧒Imagination LEAP - Literary Engineers | K-2nd Grade
April 9-10
For More Information Contact:
Amanda Carpenter | acarpenter@esc14.net
