McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Program
McKinney-Vento Information
What does it mean to experience homelessness?
Homelessness means that you do not have a regular, fixed and adequate nighttime residence. Homeless living situations include:
- Staying in emergency or transitional shelters.
- Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks or camping grounds due to the lack of adequate housing.
- Sharing someone else’s housing due to economic hardship or loss of housing.
- Sleeping in public spaces, cars, parks, abandoned buildings, bus or train stations or similar settings.
What are some of the ways homelessness effect a student in school?
- Poor or inconsistent attendance.
- Enrolling at multiple schools due to moving frequently.
- Gaps in learning.
- Inability to focus due to lack of sleep and/or lack of food.
- Difficulty maintaining hygiene or washing clothes.
- Unmet dental or medical needs.
- Changes in behavior such as aggression, withdrawal, poor attention span
- Changes in social interaction such as difficulty getting along with peers or adults.
- Unreliable transportation.
