Eligibility

The McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Act makes certain provisions available for homeless students, and defines homelessness as lacking “a fixed, regular, or adequate nighttime residence.” A student is considered homeless if he/she lacks any one of these three and lives…

• in a shelter
• in a motel
• in a car, park, bus station, or other public space
• in a campground or substandard house or trailer (no utilities, open to outside elements, pest infestation)
• doubled-up with another family on a temporary basis due to loss of housing
• as a youth unaccompanied by a parent or legal guardian