Microsoft Word - 2019-2020 Unaccompanied Youth

5500NorthSaintLouisAvenueDBuildingRoom200Chicago,IL60625‐4699773‐442‐5016Fax:773‐442‐5040

Financial‐[email protected]neiu.edu/financial‐aidCheckyourfinancialaidstatusatneiuport.neiu.edu

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NortheasternIllinoisUniversityStudentFinancialWellness

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2019‐2020UnaccompaniedHomelessYouthVerificationForm

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Student’sFirstName

6‐digitNEIU

StudentID#

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Student’sLastName

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PhoneNumber

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YoureportedonyourFreeApplicationforFederalStudentAid(FAFSA)eitherthatyouareanunaccompaniedyouth

who is homeless or an unaccompanied youth providing for your own living expenses who is at risk of being

homeless.Todetermineyoureligibility,theFinancialAidOfficeneedsadditionalinformation.Pleasecompleteand

submitthisformwiththerequireddocumentationwithin14businessdays.IncludeyourstudentIDnumberonall 

documentssubmitted.

Note:Ifyouwereconsideredanunaccompaniedhomelessyouthinpreviousyears,pleaseprovideourofficewith

astatementexplainingyourcurrentsituation.

Homeless‐meanslackingfixed,regularand

adequatehousing,whichincludeslivinginshelters,motelsorcars,or

temporarilylivingwithotherpeoplebecauseyouhadnowhereelsetogo.

Unaccompanied‐meansyouareNOTlivinginthephysicalcustodyofyourparent orguardian.

Youth–meansyouare21yearsofageoryoungeror

stillenrolledinhighschoolasofthedayyousignyourFAFSA.

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ATTACHDocumentationVerifyingHomelessnessorRiskofHomelessness

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Attachdocumentationfromoneofthefollowing:

 AChicagoPublicSchoolDistrictLiaison

 AdirectorordesigneeofaHUD‐fundedshelter

 Adirectorordesigneeofanotherhomelessshelter

Thedocumentationmustconfirm:

 You are an unaccompanied homeless youth‐Effective after July 1, 2018, you are

 living in a

homelesssituationasdefinedbytheChicagoPublicSchoolsHomelessliaisonandyouarenotin

thephysicalcustodyofaparentorguardian.

 Youareanunaccompanied,self‐supportingyouthatriskofhomelessness‐EffectiveafterJuly1,

2018,youarenotinthephysicalcustodyofaparent/guardian,youprovideforyourownliving

expensesentirelyandyouareatriskoflosingyourhousing.

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ATTACHanexplanationletterifyoucannotobtainaletterfromoneoftheabove

Attach a letter explaining your situation, if you have other circumstances that qualify you as an

unaccompanied homeless youth or you are at risk of homelessness and you are not able to get

documentationfromoneoftheabovenamedofficials.Ifyouhavequestions,youmaycontactthe

NationalCenter

forHomelessEducation,800‐308‐2145or[email protected].

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Check,ifyouarenothomelessandwillprovideparentalinformationontheFAFSA

I am not homeless and do not qualify as an unaccompanied homeless youth or youth at risk of

homelessness.

 You must correct the information on your FAFSA by providing your parent(s)’ financial

information.

 YouandoneparentmustsigntheFAFSAandsubmitittothefederalprocessor.

REQUIREDSIGNATURE:Icertifythatallinformationreportediscompleteandcorrect.Iunderstandthat

changes in my FAFSA financial information based on the documentation provided may result in a change in

financialaideligibility.

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 Student’sSignatureDate