If you live in any of the following situations

If you/your family are living in any of the following situations:

  • In a shelter
  • In a motel or campground due to lack of an alternative adequate accomodation
  • In a car, park, adandoned building, or bus or train station


What You Need to Know to Help Your Child in School:



  • Go to school, not matter where they live or how long they have lived there.
  • Attend either the local school or the school of origin, if this is in their best interest; the school of origin is the school the child attened when he/she was permanently housed or the school in which the child was last enrolled.
  • Receive transportation to and from school of origin.
  • Enroll in school immediately, even if missing records and documents normally required for enrollment, such as birth certificate, proof of residence, previous school records, or immunization/medical records.

For additional information contact NCHE (National Center for Homeless Education)
Toll-free Helpline: 800-308-2145 or Website:  http://www.serve.org/nche
