The Jeffco Schools Homeless Services program provides comprehensive support to students experiencing homelessness in Jefferson County through identification and assessment of individual need. The mission of the Homeless Services Program is to foster quality education by providing one-on-one assistance with basic needs, prompting close working relationships between families and school district personnel, and encouraging collaboration between the school district and community agencies. |
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The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act |
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WHO ARE HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTH?
Children and youth that lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.
This includes children and youth who:
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Share housing with other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason
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Live in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations
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Live in emergency or transitional shelters
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Are abandoned in hospitals
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Are awaiting foster care placement
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Have a primary nighttime residence that is not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings
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Live in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings
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Are migratory children living in the aforementioned circumstances
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Are unaccompanied youth not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian
Educational Rights of Homeless Children and Youth
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Go to school, no matter where they live or how long they have lived there;
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Choose between the local school where they are living, the school they attended before they lost their housing, or the school where they last enrolled;
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Enroll in school without proof of residency, immunizations, school records, or other documents;
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Get transportation to school;
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Free lunch and the other school services they need;
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Be free from harassment and isolation; and
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Have disagreements with the school settled quickly.
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