1. Homeless Children & Youth Presentation
County Office of Education
Foster and Homeless Youth Services

2. Definition of Homeless
A child who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence; and includes children who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason; are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; are abandoned in hospitals; or are awaiting foster care placement; children who 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 such as cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; and migratory children who qualify as homeless.

3. Factors Contributing to Homelessness
Job Loss
Domestic Violence
Poverty
Chronic Cycle of Homelessness
Decline Public Assistance
Drug & Alcohol Related Problems
Lack of Affordable Housing
Low Wages
Lack of Child Support
Physical Illness
Physical Disability
Mental Illness
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Depression
Tragedy(ies)
Lack of Transportation
Co-occurring Related Problems
Runaways

4. Barriers to Success in School
Transportation
School Attendance
Inconsistent Housing
School/hygiene supplies
Court Advocacy
Life long person in life
Loss of school credit, academic delays
Difficulty earning high school diploma
High drop out rate
Stigma
Mental Health/Substance Abuse
Trauma
Pipeline to prison

5. Current Statistics
Total Number of McKinney-Vento students in BUSD, DUSD, FSUSD, RDUSD, TUSD, VCUSD, VUSD for 2014/2015 is 1425
Total Number of McKinney-Vento students in BUSD, DUSD, FSUSD, RDUSD,TUSD, VCUSD, VUSD for 2015/2016 is 2080
= 655 student increase

6. Year End Data District 2014-15 2015-16 BUSD 50 47 DUSD 282 242 FSUSD
492
950
TUSD
272
264
RDUSD 52 45
VCUSD
139
295
VUSD
138
237

7. 2014-15 and 2015-16 Data District 2014-15 2015-16 BUSD 50 47 DUSD 282
242
FSUSD
492
950
TUSD
272
264
RDUSD 52 45
VCUSD
139
295
VUSD
138
237

8. Contributing Factors to Data
Stigma
Self Reporting
High Mobility
Training of School Staff
Community Awareness

9. Needs of Youth in Our Community
Emergency Shelter
Case Management
Transportation
School Supplies
Clothing
Tutoring
Share examples of personal stories/ How we were able to support- Katherine

10. If We Have Continuous Funding
Increased Trainings to districts and community partners
Increased Supports to districts
Increased Case Management to address basic needs
Increased School Supplies
Increased Transportation assistance
Increased Tutoring