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Homeless Liaison offered at Ocosta School District

2580 South Montesano Street, Westport, WA 98595

From Highway 105 turn north onto S. Montesano St.

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, 7:30am-4pm.
https://www.ocosta.org

Languages

Spanish

Application process

Call for details.

Fees

None.

Service area

Grays Harbor, WA

Other Information

Languages

Spanish

Description

May be able to provide 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

Ocosta School District #172

Public School District