Homeless Education Program
Corning Union Elementary School District is dedicated to supporting families who are experiencing housing instability. We will assist you in accessing resources and eliminating barriers necessary for your child to be successful in school.
McKinney-Vento Homeless Education assistance Act
McKinney-Vento Homeless Education assistance Act![]()
McKinney-Vento Homeless Education assistance Act
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act is a federal legislation that ensures the educational rights and protections of children and youth experiencing homelessness. It requires all local educational agencies (LEAs) to ensure that homeless students have access to the same free, appropriate public education, including public preschools, as provided to other children and youth.
- Definition of Homelessness
- Unaccompanied Youth
- Students Rights and School Selection
- Enrollment
- Additional Resources
- Forms Related to Homelessness
Definition of Homelessness
The McKinney-Vento Act defines the term "homeless children and youths" as individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.
You may be considered homeless if you are:
- Temporarily staying with other people, often called “doubled up", because you cannot afford to live alone. This can include sharing another person’s house, such as a friend or relative, because you lost your housing or don't have another safe place to go.
- Staying in emergency housing, like emergency or transitional shelters. This can include domestic violence shelters, trailers provided by FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency), housing paid for by programs such as Rapid Re-Housing, transitional living facilities, etc.
- Staying in a hotel/motel, cars, parks or any public or private places not designed for humans to live in. This can include camping grounds, cars, or any place outside/not meant for human habitation (abandoned buildings, bus or train station).
- Staying in substandard housing or housing with inadequate space for the number of occupants.
Additional Definition:
If you are not living with your parent or guardian, you may be considered an Unaccompanied Youth.
If you are not living with your parent or guardian, you may be considered an Unaccompanied Youth.
Unaccompanied Youth
Students Rights and School Selection
Enrollment
Additional Resources
Forms Related to Homelessness
CUESD Homeless Coordinator
CUESD Homeless Coordinator![]()
CUESD Homeless Coordinator
Andrew Fisher
Assistant Superintendent
530-824-7700 ext. 1251
EMAIL
Tehama County DOE Homeless Coordinator
Tehama County DOE Homeless Coordinator![]()
Tehama County DOE Homeless Coordinator
Barbara A. Weaver
Foster/Homeless Youth Program Specialist
Tehama County Department of Education
1135 Lincoln Street
Red Bluff, CA 96080
(530) 528-7321
Karina Velasquez
Foster/Homeless Specialist
530-528-7370
530-528-7370
