Contact for Students Experiencing Homelessness at Tulpehocken Area School District
Tulpehocken Area School District names staff to contact with questions about children and youth who lack a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence. All questions or inquiries go to Taylor Charles, Assistant to the Superintendent for Student Services, at 717-933-4611, ext. 1021 or tcharles@tulpehocken.org, or to Keirstan Edris, Coordinator of Family and Student Support Services, at 717-933-4131, ext. 3022 or kEdris@tulpehocken.org. The district also lists Mrs. Adrienne Troutman, Supervisor for Student Services, as its Homelessness Liaison.
The federal law behind this is the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, passed by Congress in 1987 and amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act on December 10, 2015. Under it, "homeless" means anyone lacking a fixed, adequate, regular nighttime residence.
Living situations that fit that definition: - Staying in the home of other people due to unavailable housing, financial hardship, or similar circumstances. - Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, public places, or campgrounds due to unavailable suitable housing options. - Living in an emergency shelter or transitional housing. - Unaccompanied (not living in direct care of legal parent or guardian) or runaway youth, refugee, and migrant youth.
The page also links the state Basic Education Circular on Educating Youth Experiencing Homelessness and the district's own policy on youth experiencing homelessness.
This page gives few other details. It does not say what the liaison can do for a student or family, what anything costs, what hours these staff can be reached, or whether an appointment is needed, so ask when you call or email. The district is at 27 Rehrersburg Road, Bethel, PA 19507, and its main phone is 717-933-4611.
Source: tulpehocken.org/page/youth-experiencing-homelessness, read September 18, 2026.
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Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, public places, or campgrounds due to unavailable suitable housing options. Living in an emergency shelter or transitional housing. Unaccompanied (not living in direct care of legal parent or guardian) or runaway youth, refugee, and migrant youth.
In Tulpehocken Area School District’s words
In 1987, Congress passed the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, (subsequently renamed the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act) to aid homeless persons. The Act defines the term "homeless children and youths" as individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. On December 10, 2015, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was enacted, amending McKinney-Vento.
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This listing summarizes publicly available information from tulpehocken.org/page/youth-experiencing-homelessness. Last recorded review: September 18, 2026. Contact the provider to confirm eligibility, hours and availability before you go. If something here is wrong, tell us.