Overview

• Motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative accommodations; 
• Shelters, transitional housing, or are awaiting foster care placement;
• Shared housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or similar reasons;
• A nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as regular sleeping accommodation for human beings;
• Cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings. 

Eligible students have the right to:

• Receive a fee, appropriate public education
• Enroll in school immediately, even if lacking documents normally required for enrollment
• Enroll in school and attend classes while the school gathers needed documents
• Enroll in the local school or continue attending their school of origin
• Receive transportation to and from the school of origin, if requested
• Receive educational services comparable to other students, according to the student's needs

What services may be provided?

• Immediate enrollment assistance
• Assistance with acquiring needed documents, immunizations, etc
• School of origin transportation
• Assistance with school supplies, uniform, or other basic needs
• Referrals to community resources