Our Monterey County Demonstration Site launched with a distinct focus on serving youth experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity as defined by the McKinney-Vento Act. Our partnership was anchored in deep collaboration with the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District (MPUSD) and spanned 7 years. In the 2017-2018 school year, NCYL and MPUSD worked together to review data, processes, policies, and the existing support structure to determine the strengths and weaknesses of the McKinney-Vento programming. The Compassionate Education Systems (CES) program launched during the 2018-2019 school year and ran through the 2024-2025 school year.

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