The Students and Families Experiencing Homelessness (SAFEH) program helps schools support students who qualify under the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.
SAFEH works to assist students experiencing housing transition, instability, and homelessness to enroll in school, attend regularly, and succeed academically.
Announcements
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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)
Who is eligible for McKinney-Vento support? Link to this section
Students 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
Share your housing status with SFUSD! Link to this section
There are 3 ways you can share your housing status:
- Upon enrollment (or re-enrollment) to SFUSD
- Complete the online Emergency Card available on Parentvue
- Complete and submit the housing survey to your school's front office (paper copies are also available in schools).
Housing Survey Link to this section
Contact the McKinney-Vento Liaison Link to this section
For assistance, please contact:
- Jaymie Fraizer, the SFUSD McKinney-Vento Liaison
- Georgia Williams-Bratt, the SF County Office of Education McKinney-Vento Liaison
This page was last updated on November 14, 2024