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Homeless Initiative
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Welcome to the H.O.P.E. (Homeless) Program

Supporting the education of children and youth experiencing homelessness has been an important part of Central Consolidated School District. The Homeless Outreach Program for Education (HOPE) program was established to provide added educational and support services for homeless students in pre-K to 12th grade. HOPE helps to assist homeless children and youth with enrolling, attending, and succeeding in school.

Should you have reason to believe that a student is experiencing an unstable living situation or "lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence" you may use the Homeless Student checklist as a guide in submitting a CCSD HOPE referral form for a student.

Learn more about the rights of homeless students by clicking on the links provided.

H.O.P.E. (Homeless) Brochure
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Eligible homeless students attending Central Consolidated Schools are awarded the following to help them be successful during the school year:

  • Provide shopping voucher for clothing and/or hygiene products
  • Receive backpacks filled with school supplies
  • Ensuring educational stability for children in Foster Care
  • Ensuring equal access to all education and activity programs available
  • Support school staff experiencing any difficulties or questions regarding homeless students.
  • Provide parents and students with information to be successful in school
  • Provide student, parent, and grandparent workshops, trainings and community awareness for homeless support, skills building, and referrals

To apply for the Homeless Program contact Rachel Brown or Elfreda Harvey at (505) 368-5177/5175 or visit the Central Consolidated Administration Complex in Shiprock, NM. Forms available on CCSD Website: www.ccsdnm.org

To learn more on Homeless Education in New Mexico visit National Center for Homeless Education website at www.nche.ed.gov

To learn more on Homeless Children and Youth across the nation visit National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth website at www.naehcy.org

    Resources
    Signs of Homelessness
    • Lack of Educational Continuity
    • Poor Health/Nutrition
    • Transportation & Attendance Problems
    • Poor Hygiene
    • Lack of Personal Space After School
    • Social and Behavioral Concerns

    NOTE: While these are considered common signs, recognize that they only offer general guidance. Thereis significant variability within the school-age homelesspopulation. Individual students may differ significantly from the general characteristics. While these are considered common signs, recognize that they only offer general guidance. There is significant variability within the school-age homeless population. Individual students may differ significantly from the general characteristics.

    Definitions

    The term "homeless children and youth" -

    1. means individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence…; and
    2. includes —
      1. children and youths who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason; are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; or are abandoned in hospitals;
      2. children and youths who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings…;
      3. children and youths who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; and
      4. migratory children…who qualify as homeless for the purposes of this subtitle because the children are living in circumstances described in clauses (i) through (iii).
    Homeless Student Rights
    • Enroll and attend classes while the school arranges for transfer of required school records or documents
    • Enroll and attend classes even while the school and parent seek to resolve a dispute over enrollment
    • Be immediately enrolled in school without a permanent address
    • Go to school, no matter where the student lives or how long he/she has lived there
    • Receive transportation to his/her school or origin as long as he/she is homeless, or if the student becomes permanently housed, receive transportation until the end of the academic school year
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