McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Law

For a copy of the Mckinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Law, go to http://www.naehcy.org/mckinney.html

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.