PWCS offers a variety of resources for families struggling with homelessness.  Click here to access resources for students experiencing homelessness offered through PWCS.

McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act

The definition of homelessness, as defined by the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, includes children and youth who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. Children and youth who are experiencing one of the conditions below, may be considered as homeless:

• Sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason;
• Living in emergency or transitional shelters;
• Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, camping grounds due to lack of adequate alternative accommodations;
• Living in cars, parks, public spaces, bus or train stations, or abandoned buildings;
• Having a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designated for, or ordinarily used as, regular sleeping accommodations; and
• Migratory children or youth living in circumstances described above.