Homeless Education

Colette Bradley, Coordinator

530.842.8461

Siskiyou County Office of Education (SCOE) was awarded the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Grant, a three year $50,000 grant. The McKinney – Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act protects the educational rights of homeless youth in Siskiyou County.  Often people’s definition of homeless is mistaken. The legal definition is as follows:

An individual who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, including children and youth who are:

• Sharing housing due to loss of housing or economic hardship
• Living in motels, hotels trailer parks, or camping grounds do to lack of alternative adequate housing
• Living in emergency or transitional housing
• Awaiting foster care
• Living in cars, parks, public spaces abandoned buildings, substandard housing, or bus or train stations
• Public or private  place not designed for sleeping
• Unaccompanied youth

Children living in these conditions have the right to:

• Immediately enroll in school with or without the proper documentation or immunization records.
• Remain in the school of origin for the duration of the academic year.
• Transportation provided to and from the school of origin.
• Enroll without having to give a permanent address or proof of residency.

Our goal this year is to:

• Help schools identify homeless youth
• Help defray the cost of transportation to and from the school of origin
• Provide school supplies and backpacks
• Provide trainings and awareness about families in homeless situations

If you have questions or would like to make a referral to our program, contact Colette Bradley at 842.8461.

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