Homeless Education Grants

Federal and state grant funding is available to districts on a competitive and/or formula basis. These supplemental funds are designed to support districts with identification, enrollment, and services for public school students living in homeless situations. Learn more about the federal McKinney-Vento Act Grant and the state Homeless Student Stability Education Program (HSSEP) Grant.

McKinney-Vento Act

The federal McKinney-Vento Act Grant is a competitive grant available to school districts that serve students experiencing homelessness. Funds are used to provide services and activities to improve the identification of homeless children and youths (including preschool-aged homeless children) and enable such children and youths to enroll in, attend, and succeed in school, including, if appropriate, in preschool programs.

Federal McKinney-Vento Grant Recipients

The following school districts are recipients of a three-year grant (2025-2028):

Auburn
​​​​​​Ashley Boyd
253-931-4712

Battle Ground
Travis Blankenship
360-885-5434

Bellingham
Emily Humphrey-Krigbaum
360-393-8738

Bethel
Danielle Stanford
253-800-6857

Central Valley (consortium)
Katelynn Clark
509-558-6016

Coupeville
Arianna Bumgarner
262-528-3774

East Valley (Yakima)
Jeri Young
509-573-7332

Eatonville
Dracy McCoy
360-641-1809

Edmonds
Francisco Gonzalez Robles
425-431-7201

Enumclaw
Sheila Fend
360-802-7125

Everett
Amy Perusse
360-802-7125

Evergreen (Clark)
McKenzie English
360-604-4174

Federal Way
Emiliano Sanchez
253-945-2091

Freeman
Stacey Rawson
509-291-4791

Granger
Raquel Pulido
509-854-1515

Granite Falls
Rachel Quarterman
360-691-7717

Kennewick
Yesenia Chavez
509-222-6834

Marysville
Deanna Bashour
360-965-0049

Mount Adams
Cesar Hernandez
509-848-5732

Mount Baker (consortium)
Ian Linterman
360-383-2012

Naches Valley
Lori Gylling
509-653-1813

North Mason
Cris Turner
360-277-2241

North Thurston
Brenda McAferty
360-561-2095

Oak Harbor
Nadine Cushway
360-279-5784

Ocosta
Patricia Kronbeck
360-268-9125 x2057

Okanogan
Julia O'Connor
509-826-7612

Omak
Jordan Sackman
509-322-9361

Orondo
Clara Garcia
509-784-1333

Renton
Quiniece Hubbard
425-204-2437

Riverview
Jolene Barrett
425-844-4515

Sequim
Cathy Bourm
360-582-3674 x674

South Bend
Jon Schray
360-875-6041​​​

South Whidbey
Mary Michell
360-221-6808 ext. 4320

Spokane
Sarah Miller
509-354-7305

Sumner
Amanda Mangan
253-891-6135

Tacoma
Christiane Paget
253-571-1283

Tonasket
Sarah Prock
509-486-2161 x5109

Tukwila
Julie Herdt
206-901-7633

Tumwater
Terri Turner
360-709-7056

Wahluke
Lluviana Mendoza
509-932-4565

Walla Walla
Pam Clayton
509-526-6785 

Wapato
Aurora Rodriguez
509-877-5598

Homeless Student Stability Education Program

The state Homeless Student Stability Education Program (HSSEP) Grant is an additional competitive grant opportunity available to increase districts’ capacity to identify and support student experiencing homelessness; prioritizing districts that reflect geographic diversity within the state. Funds are complementary to McKinney-Vento Act dollars with greater weight given to districts that demonstrate a commitment to:

• Partnering with local housing and community-based organizations
• Serving the needs of unaccompanied youth
• And, implementing evidence-informed strategies to address the opportunity gap and other systemic inequities that negatively impact students experiencing homelessness and students of color.

Districts may access both federal and state funding to support students experiencing homelessness, however HSSeP funding must be supplemental in nature, and not supplant Title I or McKinney Vento funding allocated for the same purpose.

• RCW 28A.300.542
• House Bill 1622

State Homeless Student Stability Education Program Grant Recipients

The following school districts are recipients of a one-year grant (2024-2025):

Bellingham
Isabel Meaker
360-676-2790

Bethel
Danielle Stanford
253-800-2253

Central Kitsap
Haylie Mabe
360-662-1764

Clover Park
Taylor Velazquez
253-583-5156

Coupeville
Arianna Bumgarner
262-528-3774

Edmonds
Francisco Gonzalez Robles
425-431-7201

Everett
Amy Perusse
425-385-4032

Evergreen (Clark)
Michelle Gascon
360-604-4174

Federal Way
Sophie Afework
253-945-2165

Granite Falls
Cassidy Fouts
360-691-7717

Highline
Antonio Lewis
206-631-3256

Hood Canal
Monica Carlson
360-877-5463 X228

Kelso
Nancy Baldwin
360-501-1993

Kennewick
Yesenia Chavez
509-222-6834

Lake Stevens
Sarah Danielson
425-335-1589

Marysville
Deanna Bashour
360-965-0049

Mead
Kelly Schultz
509-465-6008

Moses Lake
Yahira Nava
509-793-7631

Mount Adams
Cesar Hernandez
509-848-5732

Mount Vernon
Brad Edwards
360-428-6141

North Thurston
Brenda McAferty
360-412-4484

Oak Harbor
Nadine Cushway
360-279-5784

Ocosta
Ben Toney
360-268-9125 x2004

Orondo
Clara Garcia
253-583-5156

Puyallup
Julie Stutz
253-435-6500

Renton
Michele Starkey
425-204-2295

Ridgefield
Tiffany Gould
360-619-1317

Selah
Sasha Washut
509-698-8309

Sequim
Cathy Bourm
360-528-3674 

Shelton
Krystal Moore
360-462-2111

Snoqualmie Valley
Kimberly Mackey
425-831-8057

South Kitsap
Tiffany Buckley
360-874-7054

South Whidbey
Mary Michell
360-221-6808 ext 4320

Spokane
Sarah Miller
509-354-7305

Tacoma
Christiane Paget
253-571-1283

Tonasket
Cayla Monroe-Sellers
509-486-4933

Tukwila
Julie Herdt
206-901-7633

Tumwater
Terri Turner
360-709-7056

Wahluke
Lluviana Mendoza
509-932-4565

Wapato
Marilyn Bergevin
509-877-4181

Wenatchee
Carmela Solorio Preciado
509-488-2659

Woodland
Jake Hall
360-841-2716

Yelm
Shannon Gubser
360-481-3830