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Homeless Liaison offered at Ocosta School District

Homeless Liaison offered at Ocosta School District

May be able to provide homeless families and students, including unaccompanied youth, the following services:  *Assistance with school registration, even if the family or student is missing documentation such as birth certificate and immunization records. *Automatic free lunch and breakfast if available, without the need to fill out that particular form. * Assistance with keeping the student in the same school, even after moving, sometimes even if the move is to another school district. * Assistance with transportation to and from school in the form of school buses, gas vouchers, or city bus passes. * Free school supplies if needed. * Free school clothes if needed. * Referrals to other services as needed.  These services continue through the end of the school year in which homelessness ends.

Physical Address

2580 South Montesano Street, Westport, WA 98595

Hours

M-F, 7:30am-4pm

Application process

Call for details.

Fee

None.

Eligibility

Under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Act, families or students in the following situations are homeless and are eligible for special rights:  * in a shelter, motel, vehicle or campground * on the street, 24-hour restaurant, or bus station * displaced due to natural or manmade disaster (flood, earthquake, fire) * living in a motel, abandoned building, trailer or other inadequate accommodations * living with friends or relatives due to the inability to find affordable housing * "couch surfing" * teenager living on his/her own

Languages

Spanish

Agency info

Ocosta School District #172

Public School District