Homeless Services

North Harrison R-III School District
Service for Homeless Students

      A homeless student is one who lacks a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence. This includes students who are staying in transitional or emergency shelters, campgrounds, motels, sharing housing with other families due to a loss of housing or an inability to afford housing, awaiting foster care, abandoned in a hospital, staying in a substandard housing or living in places not ordinarily used for sleeping and students who have run away or have been thrown out of their homes.

      Homeless students are automatically eligible to participate in the school meals program, instructional services through Title I, and other district services intended to support academic success such as tutoring and transportation to the school. If you or someone you know may be in this predicament, please contact Kara Smith, Homeless Coordinator, North Harrison R-III School District at 660-867-5221, extension 138.