McKinney-Vento Homeless Information

Who Qualifies for Services:

Eligibility and Rights of Homeless Children

Under McKinney-Vento legislation, homeless children and youth are individuals who lack a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence and includes:

• Children and youth sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing (doubled up), economic hardship, or a similar reason; are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; are abandoned in hospitals or are awaiting foster care placement
• Children and youth 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
• Children and youth who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations or similar settings
• Migratory children to include immigrant children who qualify as homeless because they are living in circumstances described above

• SSD McKinney-Vento Handbook

• McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance

• Homeless Liaison Job Description

• McKinney-Vento Documents

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