Eligibility

San Francisco Unified School District is dedicated to giving each and every student the quality instruction and support needed to succeed in the 21st century. As part of this effort, we are asking for your help to confirm your student(s) eligibility for McKinney-Vento resources and services.

What is the federal McKinney-Vento Act?

The McKinney-Vento Act requires SFUSD to help students who are experiencing housing instability or homelessness. This includes:

1. Immediate Enrollment: Students can enroll in school right away, even if they don't have proof of residence or other required documents.
2. School Stability: Students can stay in their school of origin (the school they attended when they became homeless or the school they last attended) if it's in their best interest. 
3. Transportation Assistance: Students can request transportation support to and from their school of origin.
4. Free School Meals: Students are eligible for free school meals.
5. Priority Enrollment for After-School Programs: Students get priority for after-school programs.
6. Referrals to Other Resources and Support Services: Students can be referred to additional resources and services.

Who is eligible? 

Students who live in the following situations:

• Temporarily living in a motel, hotel, or single-room occupancy (SRO)** due to loss of housing, economic hardship, natural disaster, or similar reasons.
• Temporarily living with another family due to loss of housing, economic hardship, natural disaster, lack of adequate housing, or similar reasons (also known as "doubled-up" or "tripled-up").
• Living in a car, park, trailer park, campground, abandoned building, on the streets, or other inadequate accommodations, such as places without water, electricity, or heat.
• Living in a shelter, including family shelters, domestic violence shelters, youth shelters, or transitional living programs.
• Living with friends or family because they have run away or are unaccompanied youth.

To confirm your student(s) eligibility, please complete the housing survey. You can do this by:

• Filling out the online Emergency Card through Parentvue, OR
• Completing the housing survey (scroll down this page for the forms) and submitting it to safeh@sfusd.edu OR your school's main office.

If you have questions about your student's eligibility, contact our team below.

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