From county to county, the needs of students and their families experiencing housing challenges or homelessness may present differently, but whether a student in Kootenai County or Shoshone County needs support, protections from the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act are there to create a safety net in their school district.
McKenzie Wolford texts with Tecola Patterson so often that she often sends her “kind emojis” so she doesn’t feel too overwhelmed. “I feel like I’m contacting her all the time,”