Homeless Services - Community & Family Connections
Community & Family Connections (CFC) assists families living in transition (homeless), as well as assists families applying for Medicaid/CHP+ and provides resources for other medical concerns.
The CFC liaison listed below is the contact for both homeless and Medicaid needs.
Children and youth that lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence are considered homeles.
This includes children and youth who:
- Share housing with other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason;
- Live in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations;
- Live in emergency or transitional shelters;,
- Are abandoned in hospitals;
- Are awaiting foster care placement;
- Have a primary nighttime residence that is not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings;
- Live in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings;
- Are migratory children living in the aforementioned circumstances;
- Are unaccompanied youth not in the physical custody of a parent of guardian.
Educational Rights of Homeless Children and Youth
- Go to school, no matter where they live or how long they have lived there;
- Choose between the local school where they are living, the school they attended before they lost their housing, or the school where they last enrolled;
- Enroll in school without proof of residency, immunizations, school records, or other documents;
- Get transportation to school;
- Free lunch and the other school services they need;
- Be free from harassment and isolation; and
- Have disagreements with the school settled quickly.
Do you know of a family in need? Parents, school staff, and community members can use our online form to refer a family to the Homeless Services program. Submit a referral.
Below are links to resources and information to help assist children and families with homelessness and at-risk issues. View resources and links.
Intake Line
303-982-1144
Sheila Benjamin
303-982-2497
sbenjami@jeffco.k12.co.us
Covering Chatfield, Columbine, Chatfield, Dakota Ridge, Evergreen Articulation Areas
Oscar Fonseca
303-982-0830
ofonseca@jeffco.k12.co.us
Covering Lakewood and Alameda Articulation Areas
Adriana Hernandez
303-982-6708
ahernand@jeffco.k12.co.us
Covering Green Mountain and Golden Articulation Areas
Laura Herrera
303-982-0831
lherrera@jeffco.k12.co.us
Covering Standley Lake, Ralston Valley, Pomona, Arvada, and Arvada West Articulation Areas
Jessica Hughes
303-982-2357
jdhughes@jeffco.k12.co.us
Covering Wheat Ridge and Jefferson Articulation Areas
Jessica Hansen
303-982-7259
jrhansen@jeffco.k12.co.us
Program Coordinator