Homeless Resources

The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act defines homelessness as a student who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. This definition includes students who:

• Are “doubled-up” or sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason.
• Are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, camping grounds, or shelters
• Have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as regular sleeping accommodations for human beings.
• Are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings.
• Are migratory children and unaccompanied youth (not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian) who qualify as homeless because they are children who are living in similar circumstances listed above.

In order to identify and support children and youth experiencing homelessness, Pathways Academy Adult Education is required to administer a housing questionnaire annually to all parents and guardians. Students identified as homeless under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, have the right to:

• Attend school
• Enroll immediately, even if they are missing records and documents normally required for enrollment
• Stay in the school they attended before becoming homeless (school of origin) if the parent/guardian so chooses
• Participate fully in their education and receive equal access to all school programs and activities

If you have any questions regarding our homeless/foster youth resources, please contact our staff at: