Family Resource Center

The McKinney Vento  Act  defines  “homeless children and /or youths” as individuals who lack a fixed , regular  and or adequate nighttime residence. The term includes children and youths who are:

• Sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason (sometimes referred to as “doubled-up”);
• living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to lack of alternative adequate accommodations;
• Living in emergency or transitional shelters; or abandoned in hospitals;
• Children and youths who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings;
• Children and youths who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; and
• Migratory children who qualify as homeless because they are living in circumstances described above.
• Unaccompanied youth not in the physical custody of a parent or legal guardian and living in one of the above situations.

• To receive a free, appropriate public education; 
• To enroll in school immediately, even if lacking normally required for enrollment, or having missed application or enrollment deadlines during any period of homelessness; 
• To enroll in school and attend classes while the school gathers needed documents; 
• To continue attending the school of origin, or enroll in the local attendance area school if attending the school of origin is not in the best interest of the student or is contrary to the request of the parent, guardian, or unaccompanied youth; 
• To receive transportation to and from the school of origin, if requested by the parent or guardian, or by the local liaison on behalf of an unaccompanied youth; and 
• To receive educational services comparable to those provided to other students, according to each student’s need.
   

The 27J Family Resource Center is a district based program that provides food,  clothing and additional resources to families with students currently enrolled in the 27J school district.

The FRC is located at 1850 E. Egbert Street. At the FRC, 27J families can access a weekly food pantry provided by Food for Hope.  Families can also access clothes once a semester for students through a partnership with A Precious Child.  

The FRC is open on Mondays during the school year from 2-5pm.  Summer hours for the Food Bank are determined each spring.  

REGISTER:

Only families with students currently enrolled in 27J are eligible to access the FRC.  In order to register to visit, please review and sign the Family Agreement.

APPOINTMENTS:

You will need to make an appointment to visit the food bank between 2:00 pm -4:00 pm.  Between 4:00 - 5:00 visits are allowed on a walk-in basis.  The FRC utilizes SignUpGenius to manage appointments.  Information about how to make an appointment will be sent via email once your registration has been processed and the Family Agreement has been signed.  

LINK2FEED:

If you are not already registered in Link2Feed, please click on the following link , Link2Feed Registration . Select on “New User/ Create Account” then select “I do not have a client Number”  and proceed by answering the questions.  Be prepared to present your client number on your first visit to the FRC.