- Sumner Middle School
- Homeless Education
Students Experiencing Homelessness
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Homeless Liaison
Josh Agpalza
Phone Number
(253) 891-6053The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, a provision No Child Left Behind, is the federal law that entitles children who are homeless to a free, appropriate public education, and requires schools to remove barriers to their enrollment, attendance, and success in school.Children who qualify for homeless status are fully integrated and not segregated/separated from their housed peers for academic instruction.We may be able to help if you or your family live in any of the following situations:
- Living with a friend, relative, or someone else
- Staying in a motel or hotel
- Living in an emergency or transitional shelter or a domestic violence shelter
- Staying in sub-standard housing
- Living in a car, park, public place, abandoned building, or a bus/train station
- Living in a campground or an inadequate trailer home
- Abandoned in a hospital
- Living in a runaway or homeless youth shelter
How can McKinney Vento help you?
- Enroll and attend in school immediately, even if you lack documents normally required for enrollment
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Enroll in the school closest to you or the school you were last enrolled in (school of origin), even if you have been forced to relocate
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Receive transportation to and from your school of origin
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Participate in before and after school programs
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Receive counseling
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Receive free breakfast and lunch
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Receive school supplies
This is not an exhaustive list, funds are available to help eliminate barriers and promote academic success. Ask your School Liaison/Counselor for additional information.
Who qualifies for McKinney Vento?
Children and youth:
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Sharing housing due to loss of housing, economic hardship or a similar reason
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Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camp grounds
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Living in emergency or transitional shelters
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Abandoned in hospitals
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Living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations
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Migratory children and youth living in any of the above situations
How to get started:
Complete the Student Housing Questionnaire (English | Spanish | Russian | Ukrainian) and return to the District Liaison for additional assistance.
Further Resources:
Services for Students Experiencing Homeless Brochure (English)
Services for Students Experiencing Homeless Brochure (Spanish)
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