“The Transitional Services Program is provided out of the McKinney-Vento Act. The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (PL100-77) was the first - and remains the only - major federal legislative response to homelessness and USD 475 is proud to offer this service in
Geary County.”
A McKinney-Vento “homeless” student is a child or youth lacking a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence. It includes those:
Sharing the housing of others due to a loss of housing or economic hardship, including foreclosure, eviction and loss of job;
Living in motels, tents, RV parks or campgrounds due to a lack of other adequate or affordable options;
Living in emergency shelters;
Living in cars, parks, abandoned buildings, bus stations, etc.
Living in places not designed or intended as sleeping accommodations for humans, or one that lacks adequate utility resources;
“Unaccompanied Youth” who are not in the physical company/custody of a parent or guardian.
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