Regional Coordinator For The Education For Children And Youth Experiencing Homelessness Program
CurrentRegion #6 consists of the following counties.ArmstrongBlairCambriaCameronCentreClearfieldClintonElkIndianaJeffersonPotterThe ARIN Intermediate Unit was one of first rural homeless programs that began in 1992 that services Armstrong and Indiana counties.Beginning with the 2005-2006 school year, the Pennsylvania’s Education for the Homeless Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness Program was expanded to support the education of homeless children and youth in eleven counties in what now is Region #6. The ARIN Intermediate Unit directly works with all eleven counties giving support to School Districts, Shelters, Head Start Programs and other community agencies.Federal guidelines states that Homeless children may be found in these places or situations:Public or private shelters.Public or private places not designated for or ordinarily used as regular sleeping accommodations such as vehicles, parks, motels, campgrounds, etc.Living with a parent in a domestic violence shelter.Individuals and /or families living with relatives or friends due to lack of housing.Living in transitional housing programs.Runaway children (under 18 years of age) and children and youth who have been abandoned or forced out of home by parents or other caretakers. They may be in temporary shelters awaiting assistance from social service agencies, or may live on the street or move form place to place among family members, friends or acquaintances.This also includes such youth from 18 through 21 years of age who may still be eligible for educational services in regular or special education.Children of migrant families who lack adequate housingChildren abandoned in hospitalsSchool-age, unwed mothers or expectant mothers living in housed for unwed mothers when they have no other available living accommodations.
