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All posts tagged "homeless youth"
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2.8KNewsCOVID-19 Adds to Woes of Homeless New Mexican Youth Who Age Out of Foster Care
Javier seems like a well-adjusted teenager on the surface. He’s gregarious, funny, sometimes brutally blunt and also a bit awkward. When the...
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2.5KNewsYear-old Las Cruces Shelter for Homeless Youth Newly Challenged by Coronavirus
For a couple of years, homeless foster youth, runaways and other at-risk children in southern New Mexico had a handful of emergency...
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4.3K► ReportsThe State Index on Youth Homelessness
True Colors United looks at 61 metrics in all 50 states to provide an overview of the challenges and barriers homeless youth...
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1.7K► ReportsU.S. Homeless Student Population: Federal Data Summary for Years 2015-2018
The National Center for Homeless Education compiles and presents data on the numbers of homeless students attending schools across the country, showing...
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1.9KNewsWaco’s Cove Plans Host Homes for Homeless Youth
Each weekday afternoon, school buses in Waco, Texas, rumble down streets, pull up at designated stops and drop kids home. Some students,...
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3.5K► ReportsAtlanta Youth Count: The Prevalence of Sex and Labor Trafficking Among Homeless Youth in Metro Atlanta
Researchers from Georgia State University surveyed homeless youth around Atlanta to create a comprehensive overview of their experiences, particularly in regard to...
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2.6KGuest Opinion EssayViolence Against Homeless Youth Is Encouraged By Our System
It is an arid, 100-degree August night in Tempe, Ariz. Five of us are volunteering on outreach in the downtown area tonight...
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4.0KGuest Opinion EssayFor Homeless Youth, Surviving Is a Crime
Youth homelessness is a tragedy, not a crime. But in cities across the country, homeless youth face civil and even criminal penalties...
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3.2KGuest Opinion EssayFor Homeless Youth, Collaborative Best Practices: They Know What They Need
As the population of homeless in America, including the population of homeless youth, continues to grow it is vital that programs and...
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3.4KFrom the BureausA New York Trans Woman’s Journey: Trauma and Homelessness, Sex Work to Survive
Ael Ericha Loetterle’s experience with homelessness is the second of three stories on queer homeless youth as reported by the JJIE’s New...
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4.0KNewsYouth in Foster Care Navigate Challenges As They Look Toward College
Julia, 16, a high school senior in Alpharetta, Ga., knows where she wants to go to college: It’s Georgia State University in...
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2.4KFrom the BureausHomeless and Queer: A Vampire in Brooklyn
Faith Alastair’s experience with homelessness is the first of three stories on LGBTQ homeless youth as reported by the JJIE’s New York...
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2.8KGuest Opinion EssayYouth Homelessness Must Be Made Visible Through Systems Collaboration
Youth experiencing homelessness are frequently described as hidden or invisible. The thought is that they are challenging to identify as they do...
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2.8KNewsWashington State Tries Host Homes, Permanency Navigators for Homeless Teens
Nataya Foss remembers being told that she would soon have to leave the shelter. She had been staying in one of Washington...
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5.5KNewsHomeless Washington State Teens: Whose Responsibility Are They? Often, ‘No One’
At the age of 16, A.S. had just made his high school football team when his life was upended. His mother was...
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2.0KGrantsHomeless and Runaway Youth Services Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Homeless Youth, Runaway Youth, Street Youth, Youth Welfare, Safety | Amount: $90,000 - $150,000 | Deadline: July 1, 2019
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1.2KGrantsChicago Youth Homelessness Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Homelessness, Youth Welfare, Safety, Housing Amount: $10,000 – $300,000 Deadline: June 3, 2019 “The goal of this Fund is to...
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4.3KNewsFight Against Youth Homelessness Includes Host Homes, 100-day Challenges
Relly Brown was so destitute in 2016 they could not even get a room in the abandoned house on the corner of...
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6.3KGuest Opinion EssayHomeless LGBT Youth: How We Can Fight Their Invisibility, Including Youth of Color
Youth homelessness is a pervasive problem throughout the United States, and its rate has steadily risen over the years. According to the...
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3.9KGuest Opinion EssayHomeless Youth Don’t Realize How Much Legal Aid Can Help Them
Civil legal aid services are a necessary tool in preventing and eliminating youth homelessness. Though most young people do not initially identify...
