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Both Illinois and federal law define
what it means to be “homeless
students.” Homeless students include,
but are not limited to, children or
youth who are: sharing the housing of
other persons due to loss of housing,
economic hardship, or a similar reason
(commonly referred to as being “doubled
up”); 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; are abandoned
in hospitals; are awaiting foster care
placement; are staying in public or
private places not ordinarily used as
sleeping accommodations; are living in
cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned
buildings, substandard housing, bus or
train stations or similar settings; or
are otherwise not residing in a fixed,
regular and adequate nighttime
residence.
†There is no specific time limit on
how long a child or youth can be
considered homeless.
†Whether a child or youth meets the
definition of homeless depends on the
living situation and the individual
circumstances. |
