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
keckma@hononegah.org / 815-624-5058