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McKinney-Vento
Definition of "Homeless" |
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Subtitle B of Title VII of the
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
(Title X, Part C, of the No Child Left
Behind Act) defines "homeless" as follows: |
The term "homeless children and youths"--
(A) means individuals who lack a fixed,
regular, and adequate nighttime residence
(within the meaning of section 103(a)(1));
and
(B) includes--
(i) children and youths who are sharing the
housing of other persons due to loss of
housing, economic hardship, or a similar
reason; are living in motels, hotels,
trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the
lack of alternative adequate accommodations;
are living in emergency or transitional
shelters; are abandoned in hospitals; or are
awaiting foster care placement;
(ii) children and youths who have a primary
nighttime residence that is a public or
private place not designed for or ordinarily
used as a regular sleeping accommodation for
human beings (within the meaning of section
103(a)(2)(C));
(iii) children and youths who are living in
cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned
buildings, substandard housing, bus or train
stations, or similar settings; and
(iv) migratory children (as such term is
defined in section 1309 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965) who
qualify as homeless for the purposes of this
subtitle because the children are living in
circumstances described in clauses (i)
through (iii).
Read the full text (77K) of the
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.
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More information on determining
Eligibility for Services Under McKinney-Vento. |
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NCHE Resources |
Confirming Eligibility for McKinney-Vento
Services:
Do's and Don'ts for Local Liaisons
This brief, part of GYBSD's Best Practices in
Homeless Education series, is designed for local
homeless education liaisons and discusses measures
school districts can and can not take in confirming
the details of a student's living situation in order
to determine eligibility for McKinney-Vento
services.
Confirming Eligibility for McKinney-Vento
Services:
Do's and Don'ts for School Districts
This brief, part of NCHE's Best Practices in
Homeless Education series, is designed for school
staff and administrators and discusses measures
school districts can and can not take in confirming
the details of a student's living situation in order
to determine eligibility for McKinney-Vento
services.
Definitions of Homelessness for Federal Programs
Serving Children, Youth, and Families
The two major definitions of homelessness in use by
federal agencies are the education definition in
Subtitle VII-B of the McKinney-Vento Act, and the
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) definition in
Section 103 of Subtitle I of the McKinney-Vento Act.
The definitions overlap and diverge in ways that can
cause confusion. This chart, authored jointly by the
National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) and
the National Association for the Education of
Homeless Children and Youth (NAEHCY), illustrates
the similarities and differences between federal
agencies' definitions of homeless. It should be
noted that the HUD definition will soon broaden with
the promulgation of final regulations, but the
broadening will have conditions that are complex and
detailed.
Who is Homeless? (125K)
This brief provides the definition of "homeless", as
stated in the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance
Act, and offers strategies for determining
homelessness by the definition.
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