Homeless Youth
MCKINNEY-VENTO DEFINITION OF HOMELESS 42 U.S.C. § 11434a(2)
The term “homeless children and youth”—
A. Means individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.
B. Includes:
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Sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason.
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Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations.
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Living in emergency or transitional shelters; or are abandoned in hospitals
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Have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.
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Living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings.
Stamford Public Schools District Homeless Liaison: Mike Meyer
CT State Depart of Education: Louis Tallarita
No Matter What Campaign with CT State Department of Education: Link