Overview
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Act (Section 725) defines "homeless children and youth"
(school age and younger) as children and youth who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate
nighttime residence, including those who are:
- sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or
a similar reason
- living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, cars, public places, abandoned buildings,
substandard housing, bus or train stations, camping grounds or similar settings due
to the lack of alternative accommodations
- living in emergency or transitional shelters; abandoned in hospitals; or awaiting
foster placement
- migratory children who qualify as homeless because they are living in circumstances
described above
Introduction to McKinney-Vento
McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Dispute Resolution Procedure
