McKinney-Vento Liaison Portal | Emily Mackie | Activity https://portal.mckinney-vento.org/members/emackie/activity/ Activity feed for Emily Mackie. Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:32:57 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 490ab138e64559486907fd966a483feb Emily M (@Emackie) earned 2 Points: 2 Points for logging into the portal https://portal.mckinney-vento.org/activity/p/17888/ Tue, 16 Sep 2025 13:23:26 -0400
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What advice would you offer a liaison who is undergoing this process for the first time?

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“For homeless liaisons, at what point (if ever) would you consider a doubled up situation fixed? We sometimes have families who are in regular/adequate doubled up situations for several months/years and we qualify them for MV year…[Read more]

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]]> 0 a99e9a06cf398da56bda0d45e8e56fbb Emily M replied to the topic January 23 is National Pie Day! in the forum Nationwide Discussions https://portal.mckinney-vento.org/forums/topic/january-23-is-national-pie-day/#post-3547 Thu, 23 Jan 2025 16:45:00 -0400 @KarenMV That PB Pie sounds delish! Are you vegan by any chance? This year my honey and I made our first pecan pie & it was easier than I thought and so yummy. I think this is the same recipe I made…. I know it was one without corn syrup! https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/22544/pecan-pie-v/

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]]> 0 481d4882058774314c639bd7fb38513e Emily M (@Emackie) wrote a new item https://portal.mckinney-vento.org/?p=3472 Tue, 14 Jan 2025 13:51:05 -0400 We have a student that would like to obtain medical care – mental health and to see a doctor. This student doesn’t know if they have any insurance. Where do I start?

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]]> 0 14a9c5d7ad12d52b565331318702c696 Emily M started the topic Posters You Use in Your Schools & Community in the forum Nationwide Discussions https://portal.mckinney-vento.org/forums/topic/posters-you-use-in-your-schools-community/ Tue, 14 Jan 2025 13:43:30 -0400 Hello! I’d like to hear more about where you’re hanging posters in your schools and in your community about McKinney-Vento.

Bathrooms? Hallways? Cafeteria? Please share!

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]]> 0 e896f202b6a4fc775b744c6ccd62d968 Emily M replied to the topic McKinney-Vento.org Webinars in the forum Nationwide Discussions https://portal.mckinney-vento.org/forums/topic/mckinney-vento-org-webinars/#post-3458 Fri, 10 Jan 2025 20:05:45 -0400 Just want to say THANK YOU for the great number of webinars you have for us – and the wealth of info shared during them! Much appreciated!

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]]> 0 ecdcf2d30ce1079cc02ad2095e53fd04 Emily M replied to the topic Bobblehead Day! in the forum Nationwide Discussions https://portal.mckinney-vento.org/forums/topic/bobblehead-day/#post-3448 Fri, 10 Jan 2025 13:25:26 -0400 Hi @KellyMV 🙂 Our transportation department took the lead and contacted retired school system drivers, to ask if they’d drive our van to transport the students to and from school. It is about a 30 min drive each way, and the students attend different schools within the district, so it was a little extra to coordinate – but they took it on and…[Read more]

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]]> 0 0c7dbbc83d68306b84816c5df9cd7aa4 Emily M started the topic Share your experience with EverDriven in the forum Michigan https://portal.mckinney-vento.org/forums/topic/share-your-experience-with-everdriven/ Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:29:09 -0400 Hello! I am looking for additional methods of transportation for our students, and EverDriven has been mentioned several times. If you have used this service, can you please share some of your experiences? I’d like to have more info to share with my team. Thank you – I appreciate it! 🙂

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]]> 0 498fb4d0174b315813eaaab10715704e Emily M replied to the topic Staying Warm During Winter in the forum Nationwide Discussions https://portal.mckinney-vento.org/forums/topic/staying-warm-during-winter/#post-3164 Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:49:39 -0400 Unfortunately, we do not have any shelters in our area. I’ll look into warming areas – thank you for that suggestion.

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