Homeless Youth/McKinney-Vento Act

Homeless Youth and the McKinney-Vento ActWH

Who is considered homeless?

The McKinney-Vento Act describes homelessness as: "Children and unaccompanied youth who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence."

• "Fixed" means stationary, permanent, and not subject to change

• "Regular" means nighttime residence available on a predictable or routine basis

• "Adequate" means the residence is sufficient for both the physical and psychological needs typically met in home environment, including adequate and quiet space for studying.

Examples of homelessness

• Sharing the house of others or living at the whim of someone else (doubled up)

• Not living in a place of adequate physical and psychological safety

• Missing an essential utility 

• Living in motels, hotels, or on camping grounds

• Living in an emergency or transitional shelter

• Living in places not designed for humans to live, such as cars or abandoned buildings

• Migratory or unaccompanied children or youth that lack fixed, regular, or adequate housing

Please let Mrs. Brumit, McKinney Vento Liaison, know if a student may need resources to help!