Homeless Student Liaison at Bremerton School District

Homeless Student Liaison offered at Bremerton School District

Under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Act, families or students in the following situations are homeless and are eligible for special rights: in a shelter, motel, vehicle or campground on the street, 24-hour restaurant, or bus station displaced due to natural or manmade disaster (flood, earthquake, fire) living in a motel, abandoned building, trailer or other inadequate accommodations living with friends or relatives due to the inability to find affordable housing "couch surfing" teenager living on his/her own

May be able to provides homeless families and students, including unaccompanied youth, the following services:

• Assistance with school registration, even if the family or student is missing documentation such as birth certificate and immunization records.
• Automatic free lunch and breakfast if available, without the need to fill out that particular form.
• Assistance with keeping the student in the same school, even after moving, sometimes even if the move is to another school district.
• Assistance with transportation to and from school in the form of school buses, gas vouchers, or city bus passes.
• Free school supplies if needed.
• Free school clothes if needed.
• Referrals to other services as needed.
• These services continue through the end of the school year in which homelessness ends.

Provides information about Bremerton School District telephone numbers and locations, information regarding school closures, administration, attendance, athletics, parent teacher information, school supply lists, school boards, school musical, etc.