Homeless Education

In an effort to ensure the educational success of all students, Collier County Public Schools works to identify and serve children and youth living in homeless situations as per the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.  A child may qualify as homeless if the child is:

• Living in a “doubled-up” situation (two or more families living together) due to the family’s loss of housing, economic hardship or a similar reason
• Living in a temporary arrangement due to the lack of adequate accommodations (e.g., car, motel, hotel, trailer park or camping grounds, or public place)
• Living in an emergency or transition shelter
• Living with a family member, or a non-family member, who is not the legal guardian of the child
• Living in a nighttime residence, not under the name of the parent or legal guardian