ILLINOIS MCKINNEY-VENTO HOMELESS ACT
The term "homeless children and youth" means:
♦ Individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence...;
.......and
♦ Includes:
- Children
and youth who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of
housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason; are living in motels,
hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to lack of alternative
accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; are
abandoned in hospitals; or are awaiting foster care placement;
- Children
and youth who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or
private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping
accommodation for human beings...
- Children and youth who are
living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard
housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; and
- Migratory
children who qualify as homeless for the purpose of this subtitle
because the children are living in circumstances described in the first 3
bullet points
If you believe that you or someone you
know may be homeless and therefore qualify for services based on the
McKinney-Vento Homeless Act please contact:
Hononegah Homeless Liaison, Kathy Eckmann
[email protected] / 815-624-5058