Homeless Education
Services Provided
- School clothing assistance
- Backpacks
- School supply assistance
- Assistance with paying after school program fees
- Senior dues
- Birth certificate obtainment
- Hygiene items
- Student advocacy
- Assistance with paying graduation fees
- Community referrals
- Enrollment assistance
- Transportation to the school of origin
What is Considered Homelessness?
Homeless children and youth are individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. The term includes:
- Children and youth who are:
- Sharing the housing of others due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason (sometimes referred to as doubled-up)
- Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to lack of alternative adequate accommodations
- Living in emergency or transitional shelters
- Abandoned in hospitals
- Children and youth who have a Primary nighttime residence that is a Public or private place that is not designed for, or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.
- Children and youth who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings
- Migratory children who qualify as homeless because they are living in circumstances described above.
Contact Us
To learn more about the services provided by the Homeless Education department click here.
OKCPS HOPE Team:
(405) 587-4673 (HOPE)
Bryan Coleman (Secondary)
brcoleman@okcps.org
Jennifer Gibson (Elementary)
jagibson@okcps.org
Oklahoma State Homeless Liaison
Tammy Smith
tammy.smith@sde.ok.gov
(405) 522-3260