The McKinney-Vento Homeless Act defines a homeless individual as one who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. Based on the McKinney-Vento definition, the following children and youths should be considered homeless:

• Children and youths who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing (doubling up), economic hardship, or similar reasons

• Children and youths who are living in motels/hotels, trailer parks, cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, bus or train stations, or campgrounds due to lack of adequate housing

• Unaccompanied and migratory children who qualify as homeless because the children are living in circumstances described above

District Liaison | Katie Stein, LSW, LSSW | kstein@nafcs.org  | 812-542-5505 ext 6563

State Coordinators | Flora Jones, Director of Student Pathways & Opportunities & Charie Gibson, Homeless Education Specialist| 317-232-0957 | McKinneyVentoPOC@doe.in.gov