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Provides services
through the Parker Family Resource Center/Homeless Services Office to
support the enrollment and attendance of homeless students in school and to
assure equal educational opportunities for homeless children and youth.
Specific services include assistance in the following areas: school
enrollment and attendance, special school programs, records retrieval,
school supplies, hygiene supplies, uniform and clothing referrals,
health/immunizations, housing and community agency referrals, and emergency
transportation assistance. Homeless Student District Counts
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Parker Family Resource Center & Homeless Services
Office -
Monica McRho, Program Coordinator
2930- 21st Avenue, Sacramento CA 95820
277-6892 / fax 277-6426
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DEFINITION OF
HOMELESS STUDENTS: Students are defined as homeless when they lack a
fixed, permanent, and adequate nighttime residence. This may include
students living in: shelters, transitional housing programs, motels/hotels,
cars and travel trailers, the street or public places, or living in places
not suitable for or normally used as a nighttime residence, etc.
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LEGAL RIGHTS OF HOMELESS STUDENTS: Students identified as homeless have
the right to be immediately enrolled in school even if they lack the
documentation normally required at enrollment, such as immunizations or
immunization records, birth certificates, proof of residency, transcripts,
etc. Schools should contact the last school of enrollment to obtain needed
information and refer the student to the Parker Family Resource
Center/Homeless Services Office for additional support, services, and
verification of homeless status. Homeless students have the right to remain
at their original school for the duration of their homelessness, or if
permanent housing is found, until the end of the current school year. If
conflicts arise between the school and parent regarding school placement,
enrollment, attendance, residency, etc., the student must be allowed to
attend the school pending resolution of the conflict. The Program
Coordinator for Homeless Services must be contacted to facilitate resolution
of the conflict.
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To sign up for our services,
contact us at 277-6892 or complete
this Referral
for Services
Parker Family Resource Center & Homeless Services
Office
Monica McRho, Program Coordinator
2930- 21st Avenue, Sacramento CA 95820
277-6892 / fax 277-6426
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