NOTE: When a McKinney Vento student is identified, please get in touch with the appropriate district liaison (listed in the chart below) to connect the student with the proper educational support before submitting a referral to the SIT program, if further assistance is needed the district will reach out to the COE directly for help. If a student is not enrolled with any district, please proceed to submit this referral. 

Students who qualify for additional educational support under the McKinney-Vento law are those who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence and live in any of the following situations:

1. Shelters
*Spending their nights in an emergency shelter
*Living in transitional housing (converted motel, hotel, long term shelter, or other longer-term temporary housing for families)

2. Doubled-Up
*Living with at least one other family or in overcrowded conditions due to loss of housing or economic hardship
*Unaccompanied youth living on their own without parent or guardian
*Also include here students who go from friend’s house to friend’s house (couch surfing)

3. Unsheltered
*Spending their nights in accommodations that were not designed for permanent human habitation, for example, garages, parks, tents, campers, autos, and substandard housing.
*Migrant children or youth not living in Migrant Housing, who are also living in a “homeless” situation

4. Hotel/Motel
*Living in transient motels or hotels

DISCLAIMER: This referral is not intended to be used for housing emergencies. If a student or family is in need of immediate housing resources, consult with Santa Cruz County Housing for Health team via Connection Services Request Form and/or other local housing service providers. Additionally, the Students in Transition team is not trained for housing navigation support; in such event, a referral to appropriate services will be explored.