Children and youth are eligible for services under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act if they have been displaced from their homes and are living in a place that is not fixed, regular or adequate, such as:

• Sharing housing with others due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or similar reasons

• In a place not designated as regular sleeping accommodation, such as a vehicle, park, hotel, or campground

• In a homeless or domestic violence shelter or transitional housing placement

• Outside of his/her home as an unaccompanied youth

• In any of the situations listed above, as the child of a migrant family

If you believe you may be eligible, please contact Darian Smith, Supervisor of Pupil Services, at 610-466-2420 or Email Darian Smith. If a dispute arises over eligibility, enrollment, or school selection, please refer to CASD Board Policy No. 251 for information on your rights and the procedure, or contact Darian Smith, for assistance. Please click on the links below for homeless resources.

CASD Board Policy No. 251

CASD Homeless Liaison

2-1-1

2-1-1 Housing and Shelter Resources

Chester County Community Resource Guide

Domestic Violence Center of Chester County

Chester County Food Bank

Housing Authority of Chester County

North Star of Chester County

Open Hearth Helping People with Housing & Financial Stability

Home of The Sparrow

I Want To Go To College: Now What?

ECYEH Brochure

ECYEH Brochure Spanish

McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act

Decades to Doorways

Mitzvah Circle

BEC Education of Homeless Youth

Orion Communities - Neighbors Helping Neighbors