Homeless children have their lives disrupted in many ways: they can lose the familiar anchors of family, friends, school, and the very bed they sleep in and house they live in.  MAC advocates for children whose schooling is disrupted, who are forced to live in a homeless shelter, motel or in a temporary arrangement far from their previous home and outside their school district.  The federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act guarantees the right of children who are homeless to maintain the continuity of their education.  MAC works with others to enforce that law in Massachusetts through the state Department of Education.

MAC released its manual for lawyers and advocates, Educational Rights of Children Affected by Homelessness and/or Domestic Violence, in April 2006. This manual provides advocacy tools for implementing laws that protect the education rights of homeless children (McKinney-Vento Act and special eduction laws), keep them safe (protective orders and confidentiality rights at school), and provide them with shelter. The Handbook provides a special focus on children affected by both homelessness and domestic violence.