McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act

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Who is Homeless?

~ An Individual who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, including children and youth:

-Sharing housing due to loss of housing or economic hardship

-Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to lack of alternative adequate housing

-Living in emergency or transitional housing

-Abandoned in hospitals

-Awaiting foster care

-Having a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, regular sleeping accommodations

-Living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations

-Migratory students meeting the descriptions above

Signs Which May Indicate Homelessness:

-Lack of continuity in education

-Poor health/nutrition

-Transportation and attendance problems

-Poor hygiene

-Lack of privacy/personal space after school

-Social and behavioral concerns

-Reactions/statements by parent, guardian, or child