Definition of Homeless
An individual who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, including children and youth:
- Living in emergency or transitional shelters
- Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, camping grounds, or abandoned in hospitals
- Living in cars, parks, public spaces, bus or train stations, or abandoned buildings
- Having a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, regular sleeping accommodations
- Awaiting foster care placement
- Doubled up with relatives or friends
- Migratory children or youth living in circumstances described above
Free and Reduced Lunch Procedures
Homeless students are entitled to free or reduced breakfast and lunch and DO NOT need to fill out the regular application. To obtain meal assistance, please advise the office of the school that your child attends and they will contact The Homeless Liaison to approve your request and submit to Food Services. Please do not contact Food Services directly; the request must be done through the homeless program.
Transportation Procedures
Waynesboro Public Schools will provide transportation assistance for homeless students so that the student may remain at his/her school of origin. This transportation is arranged through the Homeless Liaison's office. It takes three to five working days for transportation arrangements to be put in place. Transportation can also be arranged to accommodate those students who participate in after school activities. Once transportation is set up the parent/guardian is called and advised of the start date and time of the transportation.
To obtain transportation assistance, please advise the office of the school that your child attends and they will contact The Homeless Liaison on your behalf to request transportation services, please provide the following information:
To obtain transportation assistance, please advise the office of the school that your child attends and they will contact The Homeless Liaison on your behalf to request transportation services, please provide the following information:
- Student(s) name(s) & ID #(s)
- Name and address of the school that the student will attend
- Address where the student is to be picked up
- Name and contact number for the parent or guardian