Contact

Please reach out to Mrs. Lapidus at 541-249-5087 or meglapidus@or.connectionsacademy.org for more information on resources that may be available in your area. 

 

Definition of Homelessness
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act defines “homeless children and youth” as individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. 

Anyone who lacks a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence may live in the following:

• Doubled up with relatives or friends due to loss of housing or economic hardship

• In motels, hotels, campgrounds, or abandoned in hospitals

• In emergency or transitional shelters 

• In a public or private place not designed or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation, such as cars, parks, public places, bus or train stations, or abandoned buildings

• Migratory children living in these conditions

• Unaccompanied youth (not living with a parent or guardian and are living in a homeless situation)

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Homeless Student Rights

• Homeless children have a right to attend school.

• You do not need a permanent address to enroll your child in school.

• Homeless children have the right to stay in their school or origin (home school) if the parents choose. 

• Your child cannot be denied school enrollment just because school records or other enrollment documentation are not immediately available.

• Your child has the opportunity to receive transportation services to and from the school of origin.

• Your child has the right to participate in extracurricular activities and all federal, state, or local programs for which he/she is eligible.

• Children with special education needs between the ages of 3 and 21 are eligible to receive special needs services. If you believe your child may be eligible, contact your local school or the district's Special Education office.