Homelessness Awareness Information for Parents and Youth

Candia School District Homeless Liaison:

Stacey Eaton

Director of Special 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/