McKinney-Vento/Homeless
School District Homeless Liaison
Dale Bonfield
dbonfield@aasd.wednet.edu
Phone: 509.243.1100
WA State Homeless Education Coordinator
Melinda Dyer
Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
PO Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504
Phone: 360.725.6050
Eligibility:
Children who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.
- Sharing the housing of others
- Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, camping grounds due to lack of adequate alternative accommodations.
- Living in emergency or transitional shelters.
- Living in a public or private place not designed for humans to live.
- Migratory children living in above circumstances.
Services Available:
- Free school meals
- Access to educational services for which they are eligible, including special education, gifted and talented, and voc./tech. programs.