Families Experiencing Homelessness (McKinney-Vento)

Is your family temporarily staying in:

• someone else’s house or apartment due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason?
• shelter?
• hotel/motel?
• car/RV/campground or another inadequate space?
• unsheltered

If your family is staying in these living situations, your children have the right to receive extra services and support in school under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. These include:

• Staying in the same school, even if you move, and receiving free transportation to and from that school if it’s in the student’s best educational interest to stay
• Immediate enrollment, even if you don’t have the documents that are typically required for enrollment
• Receiving free school meals
• Connecting younger children to early childhood services
• College readiness assistance for high school students
• Referrals to the community for help with other needs

If you believe your student may be eligible, please contact Enid Nieves, Student Success Coordinator at (303) 853-1083 or nievese@mapleton.us