Contact Info.

GSD McKinney-Vento Liaison:

Dr. Creighton Helms
Director of Student Services and Federal Programs
503-792-3803 x4010
Email Dr. Creighton Helms

Who is Considered Eligible?

• Students who are temporarily sharing housing with friends or relatives due to loss of housing or economic hardship (doubled-up)

• Students living in motels, trailer parks, or campgrounds due to the lack of alternative accommodations

• Students living in emergency or transitional shelters

• Students who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, or other substandard housing

• Students who are unaccompanied (living w/o a parent or guardian) and are living in circumstances described above

• Migrant students who qualify as homeless because the students are living in circumstances described above

   

Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness Have the Right To:

• Go to school, no matter where they live or how long that they have lived there

• Continue in the school that they last attended before becoming homeless

• Receive transportation to the school they last attended

• Enroll in school without giving a permanent address

• Enroll in & attend classes while the school arranges for the transfer of immunization records or any other documents required for enrollment

• Receive free meals at school

Enrollment Information without a Guardian
Parent Brochure, Eng / Parent Brochure, Spn
Parent Poster, English / Parent Poster, Spanish
Youth Poster, Eng / Youth Poster, Spn