Resources for Unhoused / Homeless Families

The McKinney-Vento Act states that children and youth who lack “a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence” will be considered homeless where:

1. A fixed residence is one that is stationary, permanent, and not subject to change.

2. A regular residence is one which is used on a regular (i.e., nightly) basis.

3. An adequate residence is one that is sufficient for meeting both the physical and psychological needs typically met in home environments.

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Examples of situations that are fairly common among homeless families and youth, including children and youth are:

• Sharing the housing of others due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason;

• Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations

• Living in emergency or transitional shelters;

• Abandoned in hospitals;