Homeless Liaison offered at Southside School District
May be able to provides 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
161 Southeast Collier Road, Shelton, WA 98584
Hours
M-F, 7:30am-3pm
Website
Application process
Call the Homeless Liaison at (360) 426-8437. Please leave your phone number in a message if there is no answer.
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
Agency info
Southside School District
School District.