Child Care Licensing
Early learning and development program resources for all children, birth to age eight, especially those in highest need.
Resources for Michigan’s Out-of-School Time programs and providers.
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The McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Act requires that each local education agency (LEA) has a liaison to serve homeless children and youth and that each liaison shall ensure that unaccompanied homeless youth (UHY) are informed of their status as independent students and can obtain assistance from the LEA liaison to receive verification of such status for purposes of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) [42 U.S.C. § 11432(g)(6)(A)(x)(III)]. This independent status for UHY allows students to submit the FAFSA without a parent’s signature or information about the parent’s income on the FASFA. LEA liaisons may be asked to verify a youth’s status as UHY.
Youth who were engaged in the foster care system after the age of 13, regardless of the outcome of the case, will file the FAFSA as “independent” and will be eligible for the full Pell Grant.
Federal Student Aid Resource: Foster Care FAFSA Information
Students who have immigrated to the United States may be eligible to complete the FAFSA.
