Homeless

Homeless children and youth are individuals who lack a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence, and includes:

• Children and youth who are sharing the housing of other persons ("doubled up") 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;
• 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; 
• Children and youths who are living in cars parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; and
• Unaccompanied youth, who are not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian

If you meet the guidelines of homelessness under McKinney-Vento, your children have the right to:

• Receive a free, appropriate public education.
• Enroll in school immediately, even if you are lacking documents normally required for enrollment. If more information is needed, your child can attend school while information is being gathered.
• Enroll in the local school where you are residing, or continue attending the school of origin (the school they attended when you were permanently housed or the school in which they were last enrolled), if that is your preference.
• Receive transportation to and from the school of origin, if you request this
• Receive educational services comparable to those provided to other students, according to your children's needs.

If you are a CVSD faculty or staff member and believe that one of our students is homeless, please make a confidential referral to the CVSD Homeless designee in your building by completing the form linked below. The Homeless designee will work with the family and a small group of the student's school team to make a plan to best support the student.

Homeless Referral Form