Javier seems like a well-adjusted teenager on the surface. He’s gregarious, funny, sometimes brutally blunt and also a bit awkward. When the...
For a couple of years, homeless foster youth, runaways and other at-risk children in southern New Mexico had a handful of emergency...
True Colors United looks at 61 metrics in all 50 states to provide an overview of the challenges and barriers homeless youth...
The National Center for Homeless Education compiles and presents data on the numbers of homeless students attending schools across the country, showing...
Each weekday afternoon, school buses in Waco, Texas, rumble down streets, pull up at designated stops and drop kids home. Some students,...
Researchers from Georgia State University surveyed homeless youth around Atlanta to create a comprehensive overview of their experiences, particularly in regard to...
It is an arid, 100-degree August night in Tempe, Ariz. Five of us are volunteering on outreach in the downtown area tonight...
Youth homelessness is a tragedy, not a crime. But in cities across the country, homeless youth face civil and even criminal penalties...
As the population of homeless in America, including the population of homeless youth, continues to grow it is vital that programs and...
Ael Ericha Loetterle’s experience with homelessness is the second of three stories on queer homeless youth as reported by the JJIE’s New...
Julia, 16, a high school senior in Alpharetta, Ga., knows where she wants to go to college: It’s Georgia State University in...
Faith Alastair’s experience with homelessness is the first of three stories on LGBTQ homeless youth as reported by the JJIE’s New York...
Youth experiencing homelessness are frequently described as hidden or invisible. The thought is that they are challenging to identify as they do...
Nataya Foss remembers being told that she would soon have to leave the shelter. She had been staying in one of Washington...
At the age of 16, A.S. had just made his high school football team when his life was upended. His mother was...
GRANT FOCUS: Homeless Youth, Runaway Youth, Street Youth, Youth Welfare, Safety | Amount: $90,000 - $150,000 | Deadline: July 1, 2019
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Homelessness, Youth Welfare, Safety, Housing Amount: $10,000 – $300,000 Deadline: June 3, 2019 “The goal of this Fund is to...
Relly Brown was so destitute in 2016 they could not even get a room in the abandoned house on the corner of...
Youth homelessness is a pervasive problem throughout the United States, and its rate has steadily risen over the years. According to the...
Civil legal aid services are a necessary tool in preventing and eliminating youth homelessness. Though most young people do not initially identify...