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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

  • The Homeless Service System Pillars Report provides a definition and goal for each pillar thus establishing a collective understanding of the interventions, programming and outcomes expected for each pillar.

  • Supervisor shall release Members from routine service duties to allow them to attend quarterly member meetings or training, special events, workshops, or community service projects planned, including but not limited to the Utah Homeless Summit, Utah Poverty Conference, and the AmeriCorps Members Conference.

  • Please provide a brief description to outline how your contract meets the best practices and guiding principles of the selected Homeless Service System Pillar(s).

  • On October 18, 2022, the Orange County Board of Supervisors received the Commission to End Homelessness’ Homeless Service System Pillars Report and also directed the Homeless Service System Pillars Report be utilized as a framework in the design and development of programs that address the needs of individuals and families at risk of homelessness or experiencing homelessness across the County of Orange.

  • This activity is limited to Homeless Management Information System software replacement and associated hardware acquisition.


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 lacking a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime
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 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”.