Students and Families Experiencing Homelessness (SAFEH) works to increase the capacity of all schools to identify and support students eligible under the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.
SAFEH aims to reduce the barriers that students experiencing homelessness face in enrollment, attendance, and success in school.
Who is eligible for SAFEH services?
Students and Families Experiencing Homelessness (SAFEH) include young people who live:
- Temporarily living in a motel, hotel or single-room occupancy (SRO) due to loss of housing, economic hardship, natural disaster, or similar reason
- Temporarily living with another family(s) due to loss of housing, economic hardship, natural disaster, lack of adequate housing, or similar reason (aka “doubled-up” or “tripled up”)
- Living in a car, park, trailer park, campground, abandoned building, on the streets, or other inadequate accommodations (i.e., lack of water, electricity, or heat)
- In a shelter (family, domestic violence, youth shelter, or transitional living program)
- With friends or family because they run away or are an unaccompanied youth
Announcements
Summer Break Resources
Summer Break 2024 is here! Here are some resources for students and families experiencing homelessness and/or housing insecurity:
- Summer 2024 Programming Landing Page
- SF/Marin Food Bank Finder
- Hot Meal Locator
- SF Service Guide Food Resources
- St. Anthony’s Hygiene Hub
- SAFEH Community Resources
- Navigating SF’s Shelter System
- SF Family Access Points
- SF Youth Access Points
- Project Homeless Connect (PHC) Available Services Guide
Hotlines:
- National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 988
- The Safe & Sound TALK Line: (415) 441-KIDS (415-441-5437)
- Huckleberry Youth Programs/ Crisis Shelter Hotline: (415) 621-2929
- Trevor Project: (866) 488-7386
- Call 311 for additional food resources and public benefits available in San Francisco
- 24-hr Child Crisis: (415) 970-3800 only de-escalation and hospitalization (no welfare checks)
To Learn more about SAFEH & view additional resources, visit:
https://linktr.ee/safeh_sfusd (English) or
https://linktr.ee/SAFEH_SFUSD_Spanish (Spanish)
Share your housing status with SFUSD!
In addition to enrollment and academic rights, students eligible for SAFEH services may also receive additional support and resources from SFUSD. There are 3 ways you can share your housing status:
- Upon enrollment (or re-enrollment) to SFUSD
- Completing an online Emergency Card available on Parentvue
- Completing a housing paper survey available at your school's front office (or complete and return a copy below).
Housing Survey
Contact SAFEH
This page was last updated on June 4, 2024