Student Services

McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Services

School and Transition Assistance for Youth (STAY)

Foster Youth and McKinney-Vento Youth

Goal 1 Academic Skills Goal 2 Personal Skills Goal 3 Lifelong Success

GGUSD is Committed to Removing Barriers to EDUCATION for Students Facing Housing Insecurity.

GGUSD’s STAY program has been developed to support students and families with unstable permanent housing. It helps families and supports children's educational needs.

WHO QUALIFIES?

  • Students who are temporarily living with others or sharing housing
  • Students living in a hotel or motel
  • Students who are couch surfing due to loss of housing
  • Students living in shelters
  • Students who are unsheltered/Live in a car, tent, abandoned building, or street
  • Unaccompanied youth (those living on their own, not in the physical custody of a parent or legal guardian.

 

UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS

While unaccompanied students are not referenced specifically in the McKinney-Vento definition of homeless, unaccompanied children and youth whose living arrangements meet the McKinney-Vento definition of homeless are eligible for services under the Act. The term unaccompanied youth is defined in the Act as “a homeless child or youth not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian” [42 U.S.C. § 11434a(6)].

STAY SUCCESS SERVICES

  • Immediate enrollment
  • Guidance with enrolling at the student’s school or residence or school of origin
  • Collaborate with and refer to additional district or community resources
  • Collaborate with site team support and district support to determine and provide resources
  • Evaluate transportation needs

MC KINNEY VENTO ASSISTANCE RIGHTS

  • Staying in the same school, even if you move, and receiving transportation to and from that school if it is in your best educational interest to stay
  • Immediate enrollment, even if you don’t have the documents that are typically required for enrollment
  • Receiving free school meals
  • Connecting younger children to early childhood services
  • College readiness assistance for high school students
  • Referrals to the community for help with other needs

Complete the STAY questionnaire if you believe you are eligible and need support or services.

School and Transitional Youth (STAY) McKinney-Vento / English

School and Transitional Youth (STAY) McKinney-Vento / Spanish

School and Transitional Youth (STAY) McKinney-Vento / Vietnamese

You can also contact the Garden Grove Unified School District’s McKinney-Vento liaison with any questions.

John Marsh, Director of Student Services tele: 714-663-6391 or email: jmarsh@ggusd.us

RESOURCES

HOUSING

  • Family Solutions Collaborative – Housing coordinated entry on-line application: 211oc.org – housing assistance/resources for homeless families
  • Casa Youth Shelter – Emergency shelter care for youth 12-17 yrs. – counseling services: 800-914-CASA (2272); casayouthshelter.org
  • WayMakers Safe Shelter – Crisis residential services homeless/runaway 11-17 yrs.; Huntington Beach – 714-842-6600, Laguna Beach – 949-494-4311, Tustin – 714-714-0780; waymakersoc.org/sheltering-children/
  • Build Futures – Housing support, resources and services for 18-24 yrs, 714-907-7358, buildfutures.org, 18822 Beach Blvd., #211 Huntington Beach
  • Safe Families for Children/Olive Crest – Parents arrange their children to stay with pre-screened family during crisis situations, 714-543-5437 ext. 1234, Safefamilies@olivecrest.org
  • The Launch Pad – multitude of services/support for young adults 18-24, 949-899-8100, info@teenleadershipfoundation.org
  • Olive Crest Safe Families for Children – safe home for children 0-18 yrs., 1-800-550-Child ext. 1234, safe-families.org

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (DV)

  • DV Assistance Program – 714-935-7956
  • Human Options – 949-854-0180 / Hotline: 877-854-3594
  • Interval House Crisis Shelters & Centers for DV – 562-594-9492
  • Laura’s House – Crisis Hotline: 949-498-1511

ACADEMIC

CHILD CARE

  • OC Head Start Inc., 714-241-8920; ochsinc.org
  • Children’s Home Society of CA – subsidized child care; chs-ca.org
  • Children’s Home Society Resource & Referral Line – Mon-Fri 9am-3pm; 714-543-2273

MISC. SUPPORTIVE RESOURCES

  • 2-1-1 Orange County – 211oc.org – 24-hour Info, Resource & Referral Line, Dial 2-1-1 on any phone. NEW SERVICE: text your zip code to: 898211 to connect to a live person to help find info and referrals for free/low cost services.
  • Families and Communities Together – Community Assistance & Support Services. factoc.org/find-an-frc/
  • Cal Fresh – food assistance – locations: call 2-1-1, text your zip code to 898211, or ocfoodhelp.org
  • Chrysalis Employment Counseling/Services: 714-204-3000; 290 S. Anaheim Blvd. Anaheim; ChangesLives.org
  • TSJ Hope Builders – Job Training; 714-543-5105; http://www.tsjhopebuilders.org/apply

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