'All of a sudden, your future can look different'
Numbers and type of residence for Idaho youth through the National Center for Homeless Education. The most common types of transitional housing for students include doubled‐up families in a single residence, hotels/motels, shelters or living unsheltered.
Courtesy of the National Center for Homeless Education
School secretary Corinna Waldo goes through supplies in the Pinehurst Elementary School for students receiving McKinney-Vento assistance.
Backpacks filled with supplies from a past event for students in need in the Coeur d'Alene school district.
From county to county, the needs of students and their families experiencing housing challenges or homelessness may present differently, but whether a student in Kootenai County or Shoshone County needs support, protections from the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act are there to create a safety net in their school district.
In the Coeur d’Alene School District, 428 have been identified throughout the current school year. Last year, 550 students were identified overall.
Kellogg School District has a smaller population of about 1,100 overall and has had about 76 students identified as needing McKinney-Vento support this year. Last year, Kellogg had about 87 students identified by the district.
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