If you are attempting to enroll a student who is homeless, please visit our Homelessness webpage.
The definition of homelessness, as defined by the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, includes children and youth who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. Children and youth who are experiencing one of the conditions below, may be considered as homeless:
- Sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason;
- Living in emergency or transitional shelters;
- Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, camping grounds due to lack of adequate alternative accommodations;
- Living in cars, parks, public spaces, bus or train stations, or abandoned buildings;
- Having a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designated for, or ordinarily used as, regular sleeping accommodations; and
- Migratory children or youth living in circumstances described above.
Any questions, please contact Tami Eppolite, McKinney-Vento Homeless Liaison, at eppolitf@pwcs.edu.