Title IX -Students in Transition
November 2020
As of 11/2/20
World Homeless Day-October 10th
The purpose of World Homeless Day is to draw attention to people who experience homelessness needs locally and provide opportunities for the community to get involved in responding to homelessness, while taking advantage of the stage an ‘international day’ provides.
How To Make a Difference
- educate people about homeless issues
- celebrate and support local good works
- highlight local issues in the media
- donate to local service providers
- volunteer and provide hands on help
- thank volunteers with certificates and awards
- invite a guest speaker
- host a fundraiser
- Tweet #WorldHomelessDay @homelessday
CORONAVIRUS Relief FUNDS
Okaloosa County is providing the below assistance.
Rental and Utility Assistance
Mortgage and Utility Assistance
Housing Re-Entry Assistance (Can pay security deposit if move is necessary due to COVID-19)
***In order to pay utility bills you must submit a past due notice with a disconnect date***
NOTE: Incomplete Packets will cause a delay in processing. Assistance is only available as long as funds are available or through the end of the grant, December 31, 2020. This is a first qualified first served assistance program.
DID YOU KNOW...
Can children or youth be considered homeless if their parents have sent them to live with other people because the parents are too poor to provide a regular and adequate home? Is the answer the same if the parents do not live in the United States?
Don't Let Homelessness Stop Your Education
If you are staying temporarily with someone else because you had to leave your home, or staying in a motel, campground, shelter, or in an outside or inadequate place, you have special rights at your school (elementary, middle, and high school). For more information contact your school counselor or Title I/IX office 850-301-3008.
Those rights include:
- Staying in the same school even if you move, and receiving transportation to that school, as long as it is in your best interest
- Enrolling in school immediately without the documents schools usually require, and without a parent or guardian
- Receiving free school meals
- Getting help with school supplies, including what is needed to participate in distance learning and other needs