Section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Act defines “homeless children and youths” as individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. The term includes—Children and youths who are:

• Sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason (sometimes referred to as “doubled-up”);
• Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to lack of alternative adequate accommodations;
• Living in emergency or transitional shelters; or 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, regular sleeping accommodations 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
• Migratory children who qualify as homeless because they are living in circumstances described
• If you feel you may qualify for the McKinney-Vento Act please complete the Students in Transition Enrollment Form at the bottom of this page and email it to mkv@foxc6.org
• This form MUST be filled out annually, so please fill it out each year so that your eligibility can be reviewed each year.  

Children and youth in transitional situations are eligible for support/services.  Those supports may include:

• Transportation
• School supplies
• School Activities and Field Trip Fees
• Tutoring
• Case Management and referral services
• Mental Health Counseling

• Children and youth are protected under the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA)
• Foster Care is defined as 24-hour substitute care for all children placed away from their parents or guardians and for whom the child welfare agency has placement and care responsibility
• Includes placements in foster family homes, foster homes of relatives, group homes, emergency shelters, residential facilities, child care institutions, and pre-adoptive homes

For more information, please contact the Director of Federal Programs & Human Resources,  

Kim Loomis  636-296-8000 ext 7141