Homelessness: Is Your Housing Uncertain?
ARE YOU LIVING…
- With relatives, friends, or others because you lost your housing or because of economic hardship?
- In a shelter?
- In a motel or hotel because you have nowhere else to go?
- In inadequate housing?
THEN YOU MAY BE PROTECTED UNDER THE MCKINNEY-VENTO ACT!
Children and youth in temporary housing have the right to:
- stay in the same school, including pre-k, and get free transportation even if it is across district lines
- immediately enroll in school without records (school records, medical records, vaccination records, proof of residency)
- get special education services immediately if the student has a current Individualized Education Program (IEP)
- participate fully in any school activities, including before- or after-school activities
- get support services and help with things like school supplies through Title I
- get free school meals without filling out an application
- get help enrolling in pre-k, Head Start, other preschool programs, and Early Intervention; and
- get help preparing and applying for college.
IF YOU HAVE A CONCERN WITH YOUR HOUSING, PLEASE CONTACT:
