Homelessness Awareness Information for Parents and Youth
Candia School District Homeless Liaison:
Stacey Eaton
Director of Student Services
(603) 483-5628
seaton@sau15.net
The McKinney-Vento Act defines homeless children and youth as individuals lacking a fixed, regular, AND adequate nighttime residence.
This definition includes students:
- Sharing housing with friends, relatives, etc. due to loss of housing, natural disaster, hardship, etc.
- Living in a motel, trailer park, or campground due to a lack of alternative accommodations
- Living on the street or somewhere not designed for human occupation
- In shelters or substandard housing
- In an above situation and not in the custody of an adult guardian
Rights these students have:
- Immediate enrollment, regardless of documentation, immunizations, etc.
- Transportation to their school of origin (consistency in education)
- Automatic eligibility for free/reduced lunch
- Comparable education to all other students
What schools can do:
- Help connect students with available resources
- Contact your local school district liaison or M-V contact
Find more information at:
https://naehcy.org/who-we-are/mckinney-vento-explained/
The following links contain many resources and information available to students and families who are in transition or a homeless situation.
Town of Candia – Welfare Department
The link address is: https://www.candianh.org/welfare/
Town of Candia – Candia Food Pantry
The link address is: https://candiawomansgroup.org/food-pantry/
National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth (NAEHCY)
http://www.naehcy.org/
New Hampshire Department of Education (NHDOE)
http://www.education.nh.gov/
National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE)
http://center.serve.org/nche/
National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH)
http://www.nationalhomeless.org/
National Law Center for Homelessness and Poverty (NLCHP)
http://www.nlchp.org/
National Network for Youth (NN4Y)
http://www.nn4youth.org/
