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Homeless Liaison offered at McCleary School District

Homeless Liaison offered at McCleary School District

611 South Main Street, McCleary, WA 98557

Located on the south end of McCleary between Highway 8 and McCleary Rd.

Eligibility

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

Hours

M-F, 8am-3:30pm.
https://www.mccleary.wednet.edu/#

Application process

Call the Homeless Liaison at (360) 495-3204.  Please leave your phone number in a message if there is no answer.

Fees

None.

Service area

98557
Grays Harbor, WA

Other Information

Payment Options

Free

Description

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.

Providing organization

McCleary School District #65

The McCleary School district serves an area of 20 square miles and houses K-8th grade students in one building, plus a portable classroom for the Preschool program. Most high school students from our district attend Elma High School. The district's assessed valuation is $129,000,000 and the current budget for the current school year is approximately $3,000,000.