SLO County AB490 Interagency Agreements For School Attendance Clerks, Registrars, Counselors
     
 

Foster and Homeless Youth in SLO County

  
 

Homeless Students in SLO County Schools

 
     
  Beginning with the 2006/2007 school year, school districts in SLO County have been taking a yearly count of identified homeless students. These students are identified according to the McKinney-Vento definition of homelessness. Below is a summary of the data over a five year period.  
     
   
     
 
Grade Level
K
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Total
2007
56
55
43
50
48
40
44
47
41
46
55
51
61
637
2008
54
73
58
62
55
63
48
40
40
53
43
60
46
695
2009
115
108
82
100
71
77
82
54
45
62
66
62
64
988
2010
151
155
153
137
145
118
91
84
104
72
88
84
72
1454
2011
188
138
152
120
128
129
112
94
111
102
87
97
101
1559
 
     
   
 
 
 
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Shelters
40
62
103
110
115
Doubled Up/ Tripled Up
284
398
735
1214
1214
Unsheltered
28
33
68
61
137
Hotels/Motels
69
74
63
83
101
Unknown/ Other
216
128
19
37
28
Total
637
695
988
1505
1595
 
     
     
     
   
 
On October 26, 2005 a Homeless Enumeration Study was done in San Luis Obispo County. The following data is from this study.
 
 

San Luis Obispo County Homeless

 
 
2,408 homeless people were counted in San Luis Obispo County on October 26, 2005. A staggering 34% of those counted were younger than 21, totaling 817 homeless children and teens in our county.
 
     
 

Age Group

Number Counted

Percent

Child (<12)

523

22.0

Teen (13-21)

294

12.4

Adult (22-64)

1447

60.8

Senior (>65)

114

4.8

Subtotal

2378

100.0

Age unknown

30

 

Total

2408

 
 
     
 
 
     
  For the complete Homeless Enumeration Report visit this web site.  
     
   
 

How Can I Help?

If you are interested in becoming a foster parent or guardian, please contact SLO Department of Social Services. Their number is 781-1705

If you are interested in becoming an advocate for foster youth, contact CASA at http://www.slocasa.org/

For more information about foster youth in SLO County, check out this short presentation.