Nearly 25% of our population are teens and young adults in the most important developmental sprint of their lives. But rather than...
They had it all planned out. Christina Young and her roommate would share an Uber together and make sure they got to...
Here’s the first rule of heroism: Real heroes don’t go around proclaiming themselves “heroes.” Here’s the second rule: People who are truly...
I grew up on the South Side of Chicago. You might know it by “Chiraq,” but we all call it Englewood and...
In the past few years, the pathways and lives of adults with experience in foster care have increasingly been a prominent concern...
To end youth homelessness, the federal government must go beyond a crisis response to the problem and take a comprehensive approach that...
Teachers of specialty classes are inspired to teach the subjects they love to young minds eager to learn. Whether it’s STEM, graphic...
For the last year, Youth Today has been writing about youth experiencing homelessness, particularly in the Seattle area. This collection in Bokeh...
Malik Banks had been living out of his car in the Tacoma, Wash., area for about two months when the 23-year-old decided...
Resilient, talented and unique describes the 4.2 million youth and young adults who experience homelessness in our country every year. Their faces,...
His 6-foot-4 frame folded into the small wooden sailboat, Keaton Hohl waved and shouted “Ahoy!” to each passing boat on Lake Union.
Policy regarding young people experiencing homelessness, youth involved in the juvenile legal system, young people of color and youth who are lesbian,...
Riley (all names have been changed to protect research participants’ privacy) had been living with their grandmother before moving into the emergency...
Each year, thousands of young adults filter through the criminal justice system in Charlotte, N.C. While a lot of attention is given...
Despite the country’s longest-ever period of economic growth, the share of U.S. children living in high-poverty neighborhoods is on the rise in...
I was recently interviewing a young person in a drop-in center serving people experiencing homelessness. While I have been working with this...
“Students attending colleges and universities across the United States experience homelessness and housing insecurity.” We consistently start our presentations with this statement.
Public health experts recognize that as little as 10-20% of our individual health may be attributed to treatments received from the health...
A “social justice visionary” who says she has the fight for equality coursing through her veins is the new president of The...
It is an arid, 100-degree August night in Tempe, Ariz. Five of us are volunteering on outreach in the downtown area tonight...