A homeless child or youth ages 3-21
A child who lacks a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence and includes the following:
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A child who is sharing the housing of others (includes doubled-up families) due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason; is living in a motel, hotel, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative accommodations; is living in an emergency or transitional shelter; is abandoned in a hospital, or is awaiting foster care placement.
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A child who is living in a car, park, abandoned building, substandard housing, bus or train station, or similar setting.
*includes youth who have run away or youth being forced to leave home.
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