Homeless Children & Youth Services

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Definition of Homeless Students:

The McKinney-Vento Act defines homeless children and youth as individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. This definition also includes:

• Children and youth who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason
• Children and youth who may be living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, shelters
• Children and youth who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings
• Children and youth who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings, or
• Migratory children who qualify as homeless because they are children who are living in similar circumstances listed above

Homeless Education Liaisons Contact Information

Resources for Homeless Children and Youth

• "You can Enroll in School" Posters information regarding school enrollment which is guaranteed by Federal and State Law regardless of housing.
  English | Spanish

Homeless Enrollment Information Forms:

• Housing Questionnaire
  English
• Declaration for Missing Enrollment Documentation Form
  English | Spanish
• Shared Residence Affidavit
  English | Spanish
• Student Services Questionnaire
  English | Spanish
• County of Lake, Lake Co. Public Health Application for Certified Copy of Birth Certificate
  English | Spanish
• CDPH Affidavit of Homeless Status for Fee Exempt Certified Copy of Birth Certificate
  English

Additional Resources

• CDE's General Homeless Education Information Website
• National Center for Homeless Education Website
• KVUSD's Exhibit 6173-E(1): Education for Homeless Children
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