[header] How to get housing assistance for children of incarcerated parents [title] Report a homeless child to child protective services (cps). [step] Some children only have one parent who provides daily care. When this parent is imprisoned, the child is homeless. 
The child may have extended family who can take care of him or her (such as a grandparent or aunt/uncle). However, you should contact child protective services, which can arrange emergency foster care.