Housing

The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act defines homelessness as children and youth "who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence."

This includes children and youth living in the following situations:

• shelters or transitional housing programs

• motels, hotels or weekly rate housing

• doubled up with friends or relatives because family cannot find or afford housing

• abandoned buildings, public space, car or other inadequate accommodation

If any of the above apply to you or your family, please contact your social worker

• Youth needing shelter- Youth Services Network