The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act provides special services for students to address the special needs he or she may have while displaced. The McKinney-Vento Act defines "homeless children and youth" as individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. This includes those who are sharing housing with others (doubled up with a friend or relative), living in motels or camp grounds,  living in emergency shelters, as well as those having no address because they are living in a car, public space or abandoned building.

If you suspect a student is homeless, please fill out the following form and return it to Shynea Paris, District Liaison to the Homeless, at sparis@waterbury.k12.ct.us.

Homeless Referral Form (En Espanol) (Në Shqip)  

McKinney-Vento also provides transportation from the temporary residence to school and back, school uniforms, basic school supplies and tutors. Please contact Shynea Paris, District Liaison to the Homeless, regarding transportation at sparis@waterbury.k12.ct.us. 

Education Materials and School Supplies Request