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Welcome to the website of the National Center for Homeless Education at SERVE (NCHE). NCHE is the U.S. Department of Education's technical assistance and information center in the area of homeless education. For assistance with homeless education issues, contact the NCHE helpline at 1-800-308-2145 (toll-free) or homeless@serve.org.

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NCHE Higher Education Poster
This 8½ x 11 color poster, created in collaboration with the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) and based on the unaccompanied homeless youth provisions of the College Cost Reduction and Access Act, alerts unaccompanied homeless youth to contact the relevant authorities if they believe they may qualify for independent student status on the FAFSA due to lacking a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. The poster is appropriate for posting across high school and college campuses, in HUD-funded and RHYA-funded shelters, and in other community locations where unaccompanied homeless youth may congregate.
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Download the poster.

NCHE Webinar: Supporting Unaccompanied Homeless Youth in Accessing Higher Education
This January 25, 2011, webinar, geared towards both the homeless education and higher education communities, will provide important information about FAFSA provisions allowing unaccompanied homeless youth to apply for federal financial aid for college as independent students. Topics include:

A brief primer on the McKinney-Vento Act and unaccompanied homeless youth

Determining independent student status for unaccompanied homeless youth filling out the FAFSA

Building community collaboration to support unaccompanied homeless college students
Guest presenters include Jennifer Martin from the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, and Marcia Weston, from College Goal Sunday.
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View the recorded webinar.

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The National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) is associated with The SERVE Center at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

The content of this publication does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Education, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. This website was produced with funding from the U.S. Department of Education, on contract no. ED-01-CO-0092/0001.