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Homeless definition

Homeless means lacking fixed, regular and adequate housing. You may be homeless if you are living in shelters, parks, motels, hotels, public spaces, camping grounds, cars, abandoned buildings, or temporarily living with other people because you have nowhere else to go. Also, if you are living in any of these situations and fleeing an abusive parent, you may be considered homeless even if your parent would otherwise provide a place to live.
Homeless means Homeless as defined in Section 420.621, F.S.
Homeless means anyone who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.

Examples of Homeless in a sentence

  • Has any household member(s) (check that apply): ☐ Been Homeless ☐ Fled Housing Due to Violence ☐ Lived in Public Housing ☐ None 5.

  • Contractor shall take part in annual sheltered Homeless Count by maintaining accurate and up-to-date data in good standing and being responsive to the Sonoma County Homelessness Coalition (formally: Continuum of Care) and HMIS Coordinators’ requests for current and accurate information prior to and after the Homeless Count.

  • Homeless Management Information System and Coordinated Entry Exhibit E.

  • All homeless Participant data for Covered Homeless Organizations shall be entered into the EtO HMIS unless approved in writing and attached to this Agreement.

  • Contractor shall take part in the annual unsheltered Homeless Count by assigning staff to assist in the Homeless Count process and by making facilities and other Contractor resources available to support the Homeless Count commensurate to the size of Contractor’s homelessness program.


More Definitions of Homeless

Homeless means a) an individual or family which lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence; or b) an individual or family which has a primary nighttime residence that:
Homeless means anyone who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence as described in the McKinney-Vento Act. McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (Title IX, Part A of ESSA)
Homeless in the ERDC program means lacking a fixed regular and adequate nighttime residence and includes living in an emergency shelter, shared housing with others due to loss of housing or economic hardship, staying in motels, cars, parks, public places, tents, trailers, or other similar settings.
Homeless means (1) lacking a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence; and has a primary nighttime residence that is a supervised public or private shelter providing temporary accommodations or a public or private place not ordinarily used as sleeping accommodations for human beings, OR (2) displaced as a result of fleeing violence in the home; and has a temporary residence that is a supervised public or private shelter OR (3) certified by an agency involved in regularly determining Homeless status. OR (4) displaced as a result of a major disaster and receiving FEMA assistance. Homeless individuals are considered Homeless for a period of twenty-four (24) months from the date of move-in, according to Section 103 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act and 42(i)(3)(B)(iii)(I) of the Code.
Homeless means lacking a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime
Homeless has the same meaning as defined in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as that section read on January 10, 2019.
Homeless means the same as defined under the federal Continuum of Care Program, at 24 CFR 578.3, as may be amended and renumbered from time to time. “Homeless” includes “Chronically Homeless” and “Homeless with a Disability”.