McKinney Vento Act

The term homeless children and youth means "individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence." This definition also includes:

• Children and youth who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason
• Children who may be living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or shelters.
• Children and youth who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings
• Children and youth who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings, or
• Migratory children who qualify as homeless because they are children who are living in similar circumstances listed above 

• McKinney-Vento Overview (PDF)
• Enrollment
• School of Origin
• CA Homeless Education Legislation Easy Reference Sheet 

• One Page - Community Resource Guide
• Feeding San Diego
• Project Rest
  • This project is funded by the San Diego County Office of Education and is in partnership with San Diego Youth Services
  • Ask your school counselor or the McKinney Vento School Representative about Project Rest
  • McKinney-Vento students are eligible to request a say at a hotel for up  to 5 nights

• An unaccompanied homeless youth is a youth who meets the definition of homeless and also is not in the physical custody of  parent or guardian.
• Unaccompanied homeless youth can enroll on their own (without a parent)
• Please contact the district homeless liaison for additional information on procedures and policies related to unaccompanied youth.
• FAFSA Visual Guide - Homeless Youth