1. Addressing student homelessness On a college campus
Angela Newland| | Jennifer Fetterly Alicia KEAton | Todd Currie

2. Introductions
Angela Newland, MSW | Care Manager, Student Care Services
Jennifer Fetterly| Assistant Controller, Student Account Services
Alicia Keaton | Director, Student Financial Assistance
Todd Currie| Former AmeriCorps VISTA

3. Overview Introduction of student homelessness Theory and Research
Programs and Initiatives
How to help these students at your institution
Panel questions

4. Homeless students in college?
Rising media attention, rising numbers. Schools have created temporary housing agreements, emergency funding processes. A lot of this comes by way of families in transition, students getting cut off from parental support, running out of financial aid, mental health factors, can be cyclical ie. nontraditional student.

5. definition
A student who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence or whose primary nighttime residence is a public or private shelter designed to provide temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized, or a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings (s (1)(f), F.S.)
Examples include temporary shelter, living in a car, couch surfing
Discuss fluidity of homeless nature and comparison of “street homelessness”

6. Collegiate homelessness
58,000 indicated homelessness on FAFSA nationwide (2013)
UCF FAFSA:
: 16
: 23
UCF Homeless Student Committee 

7. Research Face to Face and online surveys conducted directed at UCF students via Sociology department

8. Research
Only 17.2% (5) of currently homeless students have sought out UCF resources to assist them

9. Putting Theory into practice

10. Review of programs
California State University Long Beach: Research, Provost Support Student Emergency Intervention Program (Meals, Housing, Emergency Grant)
Florida International University: Fostering Panther Pride Program: College Coach, Community Partnerships, First Gen, Research
Kennesaw State University: CARE Center. Pantry, Scholarships, Case Management, Events

11. Ucf student support Student Care Services Case Management
Homeless Student Committee
AmeriCorps VISTA
Bus Passes & Dining Scholarships
Campus-wide Awareness & Programming
Connecting to campus and community resources
Housing and Residence Life & Neighborhood Relations and Safety Education
Knights Helping Knights Pantry
Emergency Funding sources
Case Management for wraparound services
On campus & Off campus referrals (financial, food, housing, counseling, healthcare, employment)
Scholarships

12. AmeriCorps VISTA
Government program that focuses on helping overcome poverty in United States
1 year commitment
Perform in-direct service to help build capacity of organization
AmeriCorps VISTA helps SCS connect to community resources and educate campus community on student homelessness

13. Partnerships Multicultural Academic Support Services
First Generation program
Foster Care Alumni support
Mentorship
Counseling on and off campus
Financial Aid for additional funding, clarification
Student Accounts for fee appeals, not dropping for non payment
Student Legal Services
Health Services-case management and social workers to refer out for specific procedures, waiving fees, signing up for health insurance, etc.

14. How can you help these students?
Building Buy In
Research
Programming
Build Partnerships on and off campus
Build Capacity for your department: VISTA, Interns
Pantry
Donors

15. Completing the fafsa
FAFSA lists 13 questions in order to determine the dependency status of a student
Meaning parental information will be required on the application
One question addresses homelessness of students
“I am homeless or I am at risk of being homeless”

16. Completing the fafsa
Students who answer “Yes” can be expected to provide support documentation that verifies their homeless, at risk of homelessness, or unaccompanied status
Local educational agency (LEA) homeless liaison
Director of a program funded under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA), or a designee of the director
Director of a program funded under the Housing and Urban Development Homeless Assistance Program, or a designee of the director
Financial Aid Administrator

17. Completing the fafsa
There are instances in which a student believes he or she is homeless or at risk of being homeless but is unable to answer “Yes” to the FAFSA dependency question
The student should contact the financial aid office to request a Homeless Youth Determination be made by a financial aid administrator

18. Completing the fafsa
Documentation to consider for the homeless youth determination:
Local School district personnel
State homeless education coordinator
3rd parties such as private or publicly funded homeless shelters and service providers
Financial Aid Administrators from other colleges
Staff from College Access Programs, such as TRIO or GEAR UP
College or high school counselors
Mental health professionals, social workers, mentors, doctors, clergy

19. Panel questions