Homeless Children and Youth
McKinney Vento
The Lebanon School District supports the education of homeless youth as required by the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 which defines the term homeless children and youth to mean individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.
Who may be considered homeless?
Children or youth living in a shelter, transitional housing, motel, vehicle, campground, on the street or doubled up due to lack of housing.
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Homeless students are defined as individuals lacking a fixed, regular and nighttime residence, which include students living under the following conditions:
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Sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing or economic hardship.
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Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks or camping grounds due to lack of adequate alternative accommodations.
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Living in emergency, transitional, or domestic violence shelters.
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Abandoned in hospitals.
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Living in public or private places not designated for or ordinarily used as regular sleeping accommodations for human beings.
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Living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, transportation stations or similar settings.
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Living as migratory children in conditions described in previous examples.
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Living as run-away children.
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Being abandoned or forced out of homes by parents/guardians or caretakers.
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Living as school age unwed mothers in houses for unwed mothers if they have no other living accommodations
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Unaccompanied youth is another category under McKinney Vento. Unaccompanied Youth means a child or youth not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian. This includes youth who have run away from home; been abandoned or forced out of home by a parent, guardian, or other caretaker; or separated from a parent or guardian for any other reason.
If you have any questions, please contact the LSD Homeless Liaisons:
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Becky Dunlop, LCSW
School Family Engagement Coordinator
Lebanon School District
1000 South 8th Street
Lebanon, Pa 17042
Cell 717-821-5460
Phone 717-273-9391 ext. 6926
[email protected]
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Kim Briggs, LSW
School Family Engagement Coordinator
Lebanon School District
1000 South 8th Street
Lebanon, Pa 17042
Cell 717-821-5459
Phone 717-273-9391 ext. 6925
[email protected]
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Ana Marquez, MSW
School Family Engagement Coordinator
Lebanon School District
1000 South 8th Street
Lebanon, Pa 17042
Cell 717-675-4837
Phone 717-273-9391 ext. 6925
[email protected]
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