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By completing the HEP Cornerstone self-paced training, you can help  create a fair/safe/helpful/secure environment for our homeless students and their families in Dallas ISD.

• Click on the following link to view our Quick Reference Guide (QRG) on how to code a student identified as homeless at your campus: HEP QRG.

• Complete a Student Residency Questionnaire (SRQ) form with the parent or student.

• Connect the student with a campus representative who can assess their needs and current situation, such as a counselor, community liaison, parent instructor, social worker, reset coordinator, or administrator.

• Provide the identified parent or student with a list of resources tailored to their situation. List link for Eng. or here for Span. You can access the list of resources on our website at /hep.

• Request any materials and/or transportation assistance as needed by clicking the Requests field on our website.   
• Contact HEP if you need clarification or further assistance. We are here to help!

Forms are available in both English and Spanish:

PDF Eng. | PDF Span. | Word Eng. | Word Span. 

Important Note | When completing a request for materials and/or  transportation, please make sure that a SRQ has been completed & submitted for each student. 

Access the list of community resources below in Eng./Span.:

• English version
• Spanish version

CLICK HERE  to access the Homeless Education Program (HEP) list of resources for identified homeless students.

The Homeless Education Program (HEP) has set up and oversees Drop-In Centers at various high and middle schools within the Dallas Independent School District.

The Drop-In Center concept is one that creates a welcoming, supporting, and inviting atmosphere for our homeless youth.  Kindly access the list of drop-in centers by Clicking Here

Youth Homeless Resources:

• HEP Toolkit | English
• HEP Toolkit | Spanish

TEA Inclement Weather FAQs - click the link

TEHCY

• Identification Tool for School Staff
• Information for School Age Youth

TEHCY Trainings

o access training(s) listed below by TEHCY:

Unaccompanied youth are youth who are not in the physical custody of a parent or court-appointed guardian, including young people who have run away from home, young people who have been forced to leave their homes, and young people whose parents have left the area and left the student here. 

CLICK HERE to view/to print HEP FAFSA Letter for unaccompanied youth. 

• : The hidden problem of homeless students
• PBS: 
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  to navigate resources listed below:

• Determining Eligibility for McKinney-Vento Services
• Basic homeless education resources
• Homeless education resources to support your role
• Homeless education implementation resources