The local homeless education liaison works with homeless children to ensure: - Immediate school enrollment (at either the child's school of origin or current attendance area where child is currently eligible). - Remain enrolled in selected school as long as homelessness ensues or, if the student becomes permanently housed, until the end of the academic year. - Priority in certain preschool programs. - Participate in support programs and other school related activities. - Obtain information regarding fee waivers, free uniforms, and low-cost medical referrals. - Transportation services.

- Partnership between Greyhound Lines, Inc. and the National Runaway Safeline that provides crisis intervention with the goal of reuniting runaway youth, ages 12-21 years old, with their parent/legal guardian, or when appropriate, an Alternative Living Arrangement (ALA). - Parents and guardians may be eligible to obtain a round-trip ticket to travel to the youth's location to accompany the youth home.

Uptown Station offers long-distance travel via Amtrak trains, or 4 bus companies. AMTRAK www.amtrak.com 800-872-7245 Burlington Trailways www.burlingtontrailways.com (309) 451-5380 Connect Transit www.connect-transit.com (309) 828-9833 Greyhound www.greyhound.com (800) 231-2222 Peoria Charter www.peoriacharter.com (309) 662-6951