Housing Support
Homeless Liaison/McKinney-Vento Services
Contacts
McKinney-Vento Liaison
McKinney-Vento Liaison
Educational Rights of Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness
Who is Considered Eligible?
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Students who are temporarily sharing housing with friends or relatives due to loss of housing or economic hardship (doubled-up)
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Students living in motels, trailer parks, or campgrounds due to the lack of alternative accommodations
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Students living in emergency or transitional shelters
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Students who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, or other substandard housing
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Students who are unaccompanied (living w/o a parent or guardian) and are living in circumstances described above
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Migrant students who qualify as homeless because the students are living in circumstances described above
Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness Have the Right To:
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Go to school, no matter where they live or how long that they have lived there
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Continue in the school that they last attended before becoming homeless
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Receive transportation to the school they last attended
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Enroll in school without giving a permanent address
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Enroll in & attend classes while the school arranges for the transfer of immunization records or any other documents required for enrollment
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Receive free meals at school
Housing Resources:
Clackamas County:
Clackamas Coordinating Housing Access Line: 503-655-8575
Please call Clackamas County intake line to see what programs you are eligible for. Call between 9am and 5pm Monday through Thursday and leave a message. Your call will be returned within 3 business days.
If you are experiencing domestic violence, please call Clackamas Women's Services 24 hr Crisis Line at (503) 654-2288 or Call to Safety (503)235-5333
Multnomah County:
- Call 211 Info- 2-1-1 or (503) 222-5555
Washington County:
- Call (503) 640-3263
- 211 Info- 2-1-1 or (503) 222-5555
Other Information
The following are links to further information regarding housing:
NCSD Enrollment Information for Students & Families in Transition Form