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Students experiencing housing instability/homelessness have support and protection under the federal law, McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.
If you are staying temporarily with someone else because you lost your housing, or staying in a motel/hotel, campground, shelter, or in an outside or inadequate place, you and your children have special rights at school.
Those rights include:
- Staying in the same school even if you move, and receiving transportation to that school, as long as it is in the student’s best interest
- Enrolling in school immediately without the documents schools usually require
- Receiving free school meals
- Getting help with school supplies and other needs
- Extra support for youth who are on their own
- Help connecting young children with early childhood services
For more information about these supports, and any other community resources, please contact Jessica Frain, Monona Grove Homeless Liaison.
Resources
Dane County youth experiencing homelessness: Briarpatch Youth Services
Dane County adults experiencing homelessness: Homeless Services Consortium of Dane County
Dial 2-1-1 for United Way Anonymous Resource and Referral Line: food assistance, health care, housing, resources for families, legal services, immigration services, mental health, and substance use resources
Dane County Resource Guide
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