Housing Insecurity/Foster Care

Who is eligible?  

Students who lack a fixed, regular, adequate nighttime residence, including students who live:

  • With another family due to loss of housing or economic hardship,
  • In a family or youth shelter,
  • In a motel or vehicle, or
  • In a location that lacks heat or plumbing.

What school can I attend?

Students who qualify for McKinney-Vento may have the option to attend:

  • The school they last attended when they had permanent housing;
  • The last school they attended; and
  • The neighborhood school where they are temporarily living.

Federal and State Resources 

National Center for Homeless Education 

Oregon Department of Education: McKinney-Vento

Oregon Department of Education: Foster Care

Community Resources

Clothing

  • Mano a Mano (Salem): 503-363-1895
  • St. Vincent de Paul (Salem): 503-364-3210

Food Banks

  • St. Luke Catholic Church (Woodburn): 503-981-5011
  • AWARE (Woodburn): 503-981-5828
  • The Marion Polk Food Share mobile food pantry (503-576-3448 or rpeterson@marionpolkfoodshare.org) has two regular sites and time slots each month:
    • Rivenes Park in Hubbard from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. every second Wednesday, and
    • Pythian Hall in Aurora from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. every third Wednesday.
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