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General Info (3)+

• LGBTQ Safety & Victimization

  General information about legal rights and safety issues for LGBTQ homeless and foster care youth. Read More

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  Columbia Legal Services

• Trespassing & Squatting

  Answers to legal questions about trespassing and squatting. Content Detail

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  Columbia Legal Services

• What You Should Know if You Will be Homeless When Released from Juvenile Detention

  This guide describes options for youth without stable housing upon exiting detention. Read More

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  Columbia Legal Services

Education and homeless youth (4)+

• Educating Homeless Children and Youth

  Homeless children and youth sometimes need help enrolling and participating in school. Various individuals can, and should, step forward to provide assistance. Parents, relatives, family friends, school and school district personnel, shelter providers, youth program workers, social workers, advocates, and the students themselves can all play a role in helping young people get an education. If you are such a person, this booklet will get you started. Read More

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  National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty

• Educational Rights of Students Who Are Considered Homeless

  If you are a student in preschool through 12th grade and you are considered homeless or you don’t have a regular place to sleep, this guide is for you. You have a legal right to an education and support from your school. This guide tells you about your rights, the laws that protect you, and resources to help you. Read More

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  Columbia Legal Services

• Homeless Youth & Education

  Questions and answers about education issues for homeless youth. Read More

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  Columbia Legal Services

• Video - The Right to Transportation for Homeless Students

  About 1 in 25 students in the state of Washington is experiencing homelessness. A young man who experienced homelessness as a student shares his story. Homeless liaisons working for a school district share information about legal and social supports for homeless students. Read More

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  Columbia Legal Services

Videos (1)+

• Video - The Right to Transportation for Homeless Students

  About 1 in 25 students in the state of Washington is experiencing homelessness. A young man who experienced homelessness as a student shares his story. Homeless liaisons working for a school district share information about legal and social supports for homeless students. Read More

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  Columbia Legal Services