Over the past 14 years, the Morongo Unified School District, with the help of Community Outreach Coordinator Wayne Hamilton, has developed a district program to help meet the challenges of rural homelessness for students and their families. Recently, the school District was awarded a California Homeless Emergency Aid Grant of $195,000 to be used for rental assistance, utility payments, and rapid rehousing for District families facing homelessness. Some of the other services that the school District provides to help offset the challenges of homelessness for students and families includes free breakfast, lunch, and dinner at all school sites; transportation services for displaced students; and helping parents obtain lost or misplaced student documents such as shot records, birth certificates, and identification cards. Additional health, dental, mental health, and substance abuse services are also available. For more information on the School District’s Homeless Education Program, or for an extended list of services, contact Community Outreach Coordinator Wayne Hamilton at 760-401-0375.
