Children and youth who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, including:

• Living in shelters

• Awaiting foster care placement

• Living in cars, parks, abandoned buildings,

• substandard housing, etc.

Sharing housing-doubled up due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason (doubled up)

Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, camping grounds due to the lack of alternative accommodations

Children and youth

• whose parents or guardians will not permit them to live at home.

• Run away from home and live-in runaway shelters, hospitals, abandoned buildings. streets, or other inadequate accommodations-even if their parents are willing to provide a home for them 

• Have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designated for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for individuals. 

Migratory children in conditions above

Unaccompanied youth in conditions above

• not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian