YOUTH
Homeless Youth Certification
2018-2019
Office of Financial Aid ▪ 100 East 8
th
Street ▪ PO Box 9000 ▪ Holland, MI 49422-9000
P: 616-395-7765 ▪ F: 616-395-7160 ▪ finaid@hope.edu ▪ hope.edu/financialaid
You reported on your FAFSA that you are an unaccompanied youth who is either homeless or is self-
supporting and at risk of being homeless and you also answered “no” to all the specific homeless
FAFSA questions.
A financial aid administrator may determine if a previously verified student remains an
unaccompanied youth who is either homeless or is self-supporting and at risk of being homeless.
The following definitions are provided by Federal Student Aid:
Unaccompanied – when a student is not living in the physical custody of a parent or guardian.
Youth – a student who is 21 years old or younger or still enrolled in high school as of the date he/she
signs the FAFSA.
Homeless – lacking fixed, regular, and adequate housing
• Fixed – stationary, permanent, and not subject to change
• Regular – used on a predictable, routine, or consistent basis
• Adequate – sufficient for meeting both the physical and psychological needs typically met in the
home
Self-supporting – when a student pays for his own living expenses, including fixed, regular, and
adequate housing.
At risk of being homeless – when a student’s housing may cease to be fixed, regular, and adequate;
for example, a student who is being evicted and has been unable to find fixed, regular, and adequate
housing.
After thoroughly reviewing the definitions above, please check the appropriate box below:
____ I certify that I am an unaccompanied youth who is homeless as defined above.
____ I certify that I am an unaccompanied youth who is self-supporting and at risk of being
homeless as defined above.
____ I am not an unaccompanied youth who is either homeless or is self-supporting and at risk of
being homeless as defined above.
__________________________
Date Signed:
