- Identifying Children & Youth Experiencing Homelessness
The term “homeless children and youths” means individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate
nighttime residence and includes the following:
• Shared Housing or “doubled-up”: Children and youths who are sharing the housing of other persons (friends,
family, or others) due to a loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason are considered homeless.
- Also, transitional housing programs are not considered permanent housing, but rather temporary
accommodations for homeless individuals and families, as a step to permanent housing.
- These children and
youths should be considered homeless because th...
Identifying Children for KIT (MKV) 
