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Homeless Program

Who is Covered by the McKinney-Vento Act?

Children and youth who lack a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence, including those who: 

  • Are sharing the housing of other persons (doubled up) due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or similar reason; are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to lack of alternative adequate accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; or are abandoned in hospitals.
  • Have a primary residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.
  • Are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; and
  • Are migratory children living in the above circumstances.
  • Unaccompanied youth include a homeless child or youth not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian.

42 United States Code (USC), §11434(a)

If you live in one of these situations you may

You can continue to attend the school in which you were last enrolled, even if you have moved way from that school’s attendance zone or district you can receive transportation
from your current residence back to your school of origin.

 

Qualify automatically for Child Nutrition Programs (free and reduced price lunch and other district food programs)

Participate fully in all school activities and programs for which you are eligible.

 

Distaster Assistance

Request assistance with cleanup https://crisiscleanup.org/survivor or contact 979-217-3791

Disaster recovery center locator https://egateway.fema.gov/ESF6/DRCLocator

Apply for FEMA assistance https://www.disasterassistance.gov/  Beryl Incident #4798

Locate a shelter https://www.redcross.org/get-help/disaster-relief-and-recovery-services/find-an-open-shelter.html

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