{"id":4,"date":"2011-03-08T21:07:14","date_gmt":"2011-03-09T02:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/mckinney-vento\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T13:15:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T18:15:49","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/mckinney-vento\/","title":{"rendered":"Homeless Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/mckinney-vento\/files\/2011\/03\/Help2logo4Jan21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-88\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/mckinney-vento\/files\/2011\/03\/Help2logo4Jan21-300x146.jpg\" alt=\"Help Program Logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/mckinney-vento\/files\/2011\/03\/Help2logo4Jan21-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org\/mckinney-vento\/files\/2011\/03\/Help2logo4Jan21.jpg 571w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">HELP Program<\/h1>\n<p>The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ensures educational rights and protections for children and youth experiencing homelessness. Students and families in temporary living situations are often confronted with unique challenges to enroll, regularly attend, and succeed in school. The McKinney-Vento Program provides assistance to these students and families to remove barriers to education and promote academic success. For additional information, please visit the State Homeless Program website at <a href=\"https:\/\/hepnc.uncg.edu\/\">https:\/\/hepnc.uncg.edu\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<table class=\" aligncenter\" style=\"height: 233px; width: 55%;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 121.6px; height: 24px;\"><strong>School Year<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 646.4px; height: 24px;\"><strong>Number of Identified Homeless Students in Henderson County Public Schools<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 121.6px; height: 10px;\">2024-2025<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 646.4px; height: 10px;\">574<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 121.6px; height: 10px;\">2023-2024<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 646.4px; height: 10px;\">337<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 121.6px; height: 12px;\">2022-2023<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 646.4px; height: 12px;\">353<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 121.6px; height: 14px;\">2021-2022<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 646.4px; height: 14px;\">337<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 121.6px; height: 13px;\">2020-2021<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 646.4px; height: 13px;\">323<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 121.6px; height: 10px;\">2019-2020<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 646.4px; height: 10px;\">319<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 121.6px; height: 10px;\">2018-2019<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 646.4px; height: 10px;\">358<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24.1719px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 121.6px; height: 10px;\">2017-2018<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 646.4px; height: 10px;\">341<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 121.6px; height: 10px;\">2016-2017<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 646.4px; height: 10px;\">372<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 121.6px; height: 24px;\">2015-2016<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 646.4px; height: 24px;\">304<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For more information, please contact:<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Jessica Ownbey<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Homeless Case Manager<\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Call Ms. Ownbey at:<\/strong> <strong>828.388.0294<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.henderson.k12.nc.us\/mail.php?account=jmownbey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Email Ms. Ownbey<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sugarloaf Elementary School \u2022\u00a0 2270 Sugarloaf Road \u2022\u00a0 Hendersonville, NC 28792<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Shannon Auten<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Director of Student Services\/Homeless Services; Designated Liaison<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.henderson.k12.nc.us\/mail.php?account=scauten\">Email Mrs. Auten<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Lisa Phillips<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">North Carolina State Coordinator for Homeless Education<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Call Ms. Phillips at: 336.315.7491<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"mailto:Lisa.Phillips@dpi.nc.gov\">Email Ms. Phillips<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HELP Program The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ensures educational rights and protections for children and youth experiencing homelessness. 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