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Project Up Start

The Project UP-START Program assists with the identification, enrollment, attendance, and academic support of students who are living in unstable housing in Miami-Dade. A student who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence qualifies for Project UP-START.

Project UP-START services are available to students enrolled in Miami-Dade County Public Schools from Head Start through 12th grade who are experiencing unstable housing. Any student who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, as defined by the Stewart B. McKinney-Bruce Vento Homeless Assistance Act, qualifies for Project UP-START.

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