According to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, you are homeless if you live:

• In a shelter (family, domestic violence, or youth shelter or transitional living program)

• In a motel, hotel, or weekly rate housing

• In shared housing with more than one family because of economic hardship, financial necessity or loss

• In an abandoned building, in a car, at a campground, or on the street

• In substandard housing (without electricity, water, or heat)

• With friends or family because you are a runaway or an unaccompanied youth

KEY INFORMATION & RIGHTS:

• Immediate Enrollment 

• Free/Reduced Meals

• Remove Barriers to Education

• Provide School Support Service Referrals