Homeless Children
The 2007 Head Start reauthorization directed Head Start to serve homeless children. Homeless children "lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence." This includes the typical homeless child in a shelter or other outreach program, those living in motels or cars, but also children who are "sharing the housing of others due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or similar reason." Programs must identify such children and provide services within a reasonable period. Head Start programs must provide services to the younger and older siblings of such children.
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