**Free application for student aid website: www.studentaid.gov

**California Dream Act application website: dream.csac.ca.gov

Q. “At any time since you turned age 13 were both your parents deceased, were you in foster care or were you a dependent or ward of the court?”
A = Yes, if any one of the above applies to you

Q. “As determined by a court in your state of legal residence, are you or were you an emancipated minor?”
A = Yes, if this applies to you

Q. ““Does someone other than your parent or stepparent have legal guardianship of you, as determined by a court in your state of legal residence?”
A=Yes, if this applies to you

*Foster Youth, obtain your Ward of the Court Letter through DSS ILP (see pg. 86)

**Free Application for student aid website: www.studentaid.gov

**California Dream Act application website: dream.csac.ca.gov

Q. “At any time on or after July 1, 2023, did your high school or school district homeless liaison determine that you were an unaccompanied youth who was homeless or were self-supporting and at risk of being homeless?”
A = Yes, if it applies to you

Q. “At any time on or after July 1, 2023, did the director of an emergency shelter or transitional housing program funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development determine that you were an unaccompanied youth who was homeless or were self-supporting and at risk of being homeless?”
A = Yes, if it applies to you

Q. “At any time on or after July 1, 2023, did the director of a runaway or homeless youth basic center or transitional living program determine that you were an unaccompanied youth who was homeless or were self-supporting and at risk of being homeless?”
A = Yes, if it applies to you

**Unaccompanied Homeless Youth, ask your School District Homeless Youth Education Liaison for your Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Verification Letter.