Homeless Education Services
Homeless Education Services
The McKinney-Vento- Education for Homeless Children & Youths act provides protections for students who are unhoused/homeless, including enrollment rights (see below: Rights for Students Who Are Unhoused). The SCUSD Homeless Services Office supports the enrollment, attendance, and achievement of students who are experiencing homelessness to ensure they receive equal access to educational opportunities.
Definition of Students who are Unhoused / Homeless
Students who have lost their housing are defined as unhoused/homeless if they lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. This includes living in: emergency shelters or transitional housing programs; a public/private place that is not designed for or normally used as a place for sleeping (cars, parks/public places, abandoned/condemned buildings, bus stations, etc); motel/hotel, campground, or travel trailer due to a lack of alternative adequate accommodations; temporarily moved in with others due to a loss of housing or financial problems (eviction, job loss, etc). This also includes students who live in the above situations and who are unaccompanied youth, runaways, children abandoned in hospitals, and migratory children.
Registering a Student Who is Unhoused / Homeless
A student who is unhoused/homeless can be immediately enrolled even if missing required documentation, such as birth certificate, immunization records, photo ID, etc. If the documents are available, they can be submitted at the time of enrollment. If the documents are not available, the student will be immediately enrolled with a Conditional Enrollment and grace period to turn in the missing documents. High School Transcripts: If missing transcripts, the student can choose to be immediately enrolled in grade appropriate classes or they can choose to delay enrollment pending receipt of their transcripts.
For Student Registration (Online & Paper): https://www.scusd.edu/post/what-you-need-know-register-your-student
Contact the Homeless Education Services Office
Ashley Powers Clark, MS, MSW, PPSC
Homeless Education Services Program Coordinator (Homeless
Liaison)
ashley-clark@scusd.edu
(916) 643-2450
Housing Survey
California Education Code § 48851 mandates that local educational agencies (LEAs) administer a housing questionnaire to identify homeless children and youths. This questionnaire can be downloaded below and is available in paper form at your school site or by contacting the homeless education services office at homeless-services@scusd.edu or 916-643-2450. You can also complete an online housing survey here.
Is a student or family experiencing a loss of housing? Submit a Housing Survey to Homeless-Services@scusd.edu.
Homeless Services Flyer March 2023
SCUSD Housing Survey.Vietnamese
Rights for Students that are Unhoused
Rights for Students Who Are Unhoused.English
Rights for Students Who Are Unhoused.Chinese
Rights for Students Who Are Unhoused.Farsi
Rights for Students Who Are Unhoused.Hmong
Rights for Students Who Are Unhoused.Spanish
Rights for Students Who Are Unhoused.Vietnamese
Rights for Students Who Are Unhoused.Russian
Administrative Regulation 6173
AB 1806 Summary: Homeless Youth Credit Issuance & Exemption from Graduation Requirements
Local Resources
Francis House Street Sheet Feb 2021
CalWorks Housing Support Program 2022
Sacramento County Access- Mental Health Services 2021
Family Support Services
211 Sacramento (local information for housing, shelter, basic needs): https://www.211sacramento.org/211/
Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services: https://www.sacramentofoodbank.org/
Wellspring Women’s Center (women & children): https://www.wellspringwomen.org/
Lutheran Social Services: https://www.lssnorcal.org/
Loaves & Fishes (homeless support services): https://sacloaves.org/programs-services/
City of Sacramento Emergency Services (homeless support services): http://homeless.cityofsacramento.org/Get-Help/Emergency-Services
Shelter Agencies & Resources
211 Sacramento (shelter/basic needs): 916-498-1000/ toll free 844-546-1464, info@211sacramento.org; https://www.211sacramento.org/211/online-database/categories/homeless/
SHRA Homeless Housing & Resources: https://www.shra.org/emergency-housing-and-other-homeless-resources/
Volunteers of America (families): https://www.voa-ncnn.org/what-we-do
Next Move-Francis House Center (families): https://www.nextmovesacramento.org/francis-house-center/
Family Promise (families): https://www.familypromisesacramentoca.org/
St. Johns Program for Real Change (women & children): https://saintjohnsprogram.org/
My Sisters House (domestic violence-women & children) (916) 428-3271, http://www.my-sisters-house.org/
City of Refuge (women & children): https://cityofrefugesac.com/
Wind Youth Services (youth): https://www.windyouth.org/
WEAVE (domestic violence): (916) 920-2952, https://www.weaveinc.org/
Low Income & Affordable Housing
Sacramento Emergency Rental Assistance (SHRA): 916-449-1266, sera@shra.org; https://www.shra.org/
211 Sacramento (housing/shelter): 916-498-1000/ toll free 844-546-1464, info@211sacramento.org; https://www.211sacramento.org/211/online-database/categories/housing/
SHRA (Sacramento Housing & Redevelopment Agency- affordable housing): https://www.shra.org/other-affordable-housing-options/
SHRA Wait List (apply for low income housing): https://sacwaitlist.com/dashboard
HUD (Housing & Urban Development- affordable housing lists): https://www.hud.gov/states/california/renting
Sacramento Cottage Housing (permanent supportive housing): https://www.cottagehousing.org/
Hope Cooperative (aka TLCS) (housing for families with psychiatric disabilities): https://hopecoop.org/
Sacramento Self-Help Housing (tenant rights, housing resources, & lists): https://www.sacselfhelp.org/
Tenant Rights & Protections
Sacramento Tenant Protection Program Program: 916-808-8121 https://www.cityofsacramento.org/Community-Development/Code-Compliance/Tenant-Protection-Program
Renters Help Line (tenant rights & help): 916-389-7877, rentershelpline@sacseflhelp.org
Sacramento CARES Mediation Program (landlord-tenant disputes): 916-850-9010, sacramento@calawyersforthearts.org