The SHSS Rental Assistance program provides:

• Up to 3 years of rental assistance with a one-year program transition
• Assistance finding appropriate housing within the bus zone of the attended school
• Support services provided by the YMCA tailored to meet the needs of participant families to help with long-term housing stability.

• Student in Rental Assistance eligible school.
• Must be experiencing homelessness.
• Household income must be at or below 30% of area median
• Families must be referred into the program by a school social worker.
• Referrals are prioritized by academic needs and housing history of family and availability of school referral openings.

If you are a community member in need of rental assistance or other types of support, visit our Other Support Programs [insert link] page to learn about other potential assistance.

Anishinabe Academy
Bancroft Elementary
Bethune Arts
Bryn Mawr Elementary
Cityview Elementary
Ella Baker Global Studies and Humanities
Emerson Dual Language*
Folwell Elementary
Green Central Dual Language
Hall STEM Academy
Hmong International Academy
Jenny Lind Elementary
Lake Nokomis (Keewaydin & Wenonah)*
Las Estrellas Dual Language
Loring Elementary*
Lucy Craft Laney Elementary
Lyndale Elementary*
Marcy Arts
Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary
Pillsbury Elementary
Seward Montessori*
Sullivan STEAM
Webster Elementary
Whittier Elementary

*Schools added for the 2023-2024 school year

Homelessness is defined in this program as: “children and youth who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.”*

This includes children and youth living in the following situations:

• Shelters or transitional housing programs
• Motels, hotels or weekly rate housing
• Double up with friends or relatives because family cannot find or afford housing
• Abandoned buildings, public space, car or other inadequate accommodation

*This definition comes from the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 2001. The McKinney-Vento act requires schools to remove barriers to enrollment, attendance, and success for students experiencing homelessness.