Homeless Support and Information
If you live in any of the following situations:
- In a Shelter
- In a Motel or campground due to lack of accommodation
- In a car, park, abandoned building or bus/train station
- Doubled up with other people due to loss of housing or economic hardship
You may qualify for certain rights and protections under the federal McKinney-Vento Act.
Please see useful links below.
IDOE State Coordinators' Contact Information
IDOE's McKinney-Vento Homeless Children & Youth Program
Indiana State Plan & Resources
The Homeless Liaison for South Adams School Corporation:
Sheila Graber
South Adams Schools
1212 Starfire Way
Berne, IN 46711
260/589-1102 ext. 487
State MV Coordinator Contact Information:
Charie Jones
IDOE Homeless Education State Coordinator,
McKinneyVentoPOC@doe.in.gov, 317-232-0957
Federal Resources
● The Homeless and Housing Resource Center
● Institute for Children, Poverty, and Homelessness
● NAEHCY - National Association for the Education of Homeless Children & Youth
● National Alliance to End Homelessness
● National Domestic Violence Hotline
● National Homelessness Law Center
● NCHE - National Center for Homeless Education
● Social Security Administration
● United States Department of Education
● United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
● United States Interagency Council on Homelessness
State Resources
● Exodus - Refugee & Immigration Assistance
● Helping Veterans and Families - Veteran Assistance
● HSI - Indiana's Homeless Prevention Program - Housing Assistance
● Indiana 211 - Food, Shelter & Housing, and Health Care Resources across the state
● Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles - State I.D., Driver’s License
● Indiana Department of Health - Birth Certificates, Vital Statistics
● Indiana Department of Housing & Urban Development - Housing supports
● Indiana Department of Workforce Development - Job assistance, High school Equivalency exam
● Indiana Family & Social Services Administration - SNAP, TANF, Medicaid
● Indiana Head Start & Early Head Start - School readiness program for children under 5 years.
● IHCDA - Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority - Housing First program, Homeless Youth Program, Indiana Balance of State Continuum of Care
● Indiana Housing Now - Housing Resources