Homelessness often is accompanied by poverty, stress, and instability. As a result, children and youth in homeless situations frequently must overcome many educational challenges; yet for children and youth experiencing homelessness, school provides stability, support, and hope for the future. Subtitle VII-B of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, reauthorized in 2015 by Title IX, Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act, guarantees educational rights and supports for students experiencing homelessness, and seeks to remove any barriers these students may face in succeeding in school. Under the McKinney-Vento Act, every local educational agency (LEA) must appoint a local homeless education liaison. The local liaison serves as the district's lead homeless education contact, and is required to fulfill the duties of the position as established in the Act [42 U.S.C. § 11432(g)(6)(A)]. This brief explores those duties and suggests strategies for their implementation.