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The McKinney-Vento Definition of Homeless

Subtitle VII-B of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (per Title IX, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds 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; or are abandoned in hospitals;* 

(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).

 

Information has been gathered from https://nche.ed.gov/mckinney-vento-definition/

 

Homeless Help Hotlines: Missouri 

 

Need help? Call the local area hotline.

 

The Winfield R-IV School District supports children who are designated as homeless by ensuring the consistency and continuity of the child's education through transportation assistance as well as by supporting families by coordinating services with community agencies and neighboring school districts when appropriate.  

Please contact the school counselor or the District Homeless Coordinator,
Dr. Jessica schmelzle, in order to receive information and assistance: (636) 668-8188.

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