Who is Homeless?
According to the McKinney-Vento Act, homeless children and youth include individuals who lack a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence. This includes the following situations:
- Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks or camping grounds
- Living in emergency or transitional shelters
- Abandoned in hospitals
- Living in a nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation.
- Living in cars, parks, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings.
- Sharing the housing of others(known as doubling-up) due to a loss of housing or economic hardship.
The McKinney-Vento Act requires that every school district appoint a homeless liaison who serves as the link between homeless families and school staff, district personnel, shelter workers, and social-service providers.
Please contact our homeless liaison at West Platte R-II if you know of any families, children, or youth that may be experiencing homelessness.
Read more about the McKinney-Vento Act here.
Brittany Delameter
Homeless Liaison
West Platte R-II
1103 Washington
Weston, MO 64098
(816) 354-7703
[email protected]