Homeless Services
Contact
Please reach out to Mrs. Brandi Bretz at 208-546-9372 (call/text) to learn more about the services your family may be eligible for.
Definition of Homelessness
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act defines “homeless children and youth” as individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.
Anyone who lacks a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence may live in the following:
Homeless Student Rights
Please reach out to Mrs. Brandi Bretz at 208-546-9372 (call/text) to learn more about the services your family may be eligible for.
Definition of Homelessness
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act defines “homeless children and youth” as individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.
Anyone who lacks a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence may live in the following:
- Doubled up with relatives or friends due to loss of housing or economic hardship
- In motels, hotels, campgrounds, or abandoned in hospitals
- In emergency or transitional shelters
- In a public or private place not designed or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation, such as cars, parks, public places, bus or train stations, or abandoned buildings
- Migratory children living in these conditions
- Unaccompanied youth (not living with a parent or guardian and are living in a homeless situation)
Homeless Student Rights
- Homeless children have a right to attend school.
- You do not need a permanent address to enroll your child in school.
- Homeless children have the right to stay in their school or origin (home school) if the parents choose.
- Your child cannot be denied school enrollment just because school records or other enrollment documentation are not immediately available.
- Your child has the opportunity to receive transportation services to and from the school of origin.
- Your child has the right to participate in extracurricular activities and all federal, state, or local programs for which he/she is eligible.
- Children with special education needs between the ages of 3 and 21 are eligible to receive special needs services. If you believe your child may be eligible, contact your local school or the district's Special Education office.
Check out the Community Resources Page for information on services and support available in your area.