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All posts tagged "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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17.8KNewsHomelessness, Lack of Education Reinforce Each Other, Chapin Hall Report Says
Homelessness and a lack of education for unaccompanied youth are intertwined. Young adults who do not finish high school or get a...
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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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2.4KNewsLGBTQ, Traumatized Homeless Youth More Vulnerable to Being Trafficked: Report
Understanding how homeless youth are trafficked is important information for the organizations offering them services.
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3.5KNewsFederal Government Must Address Youth Homelessness As Public Health Problem: Chapin Hall
To end youth homelessness, the federal government must go beyond a crisis response to the problem and take a comprehensive approach that...
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2.0KNewsSlideshow Focuses on Seattle Youth Experiencing Homelessness
For the last year, Youth Today has been writing about youth experiencing homelessness, particularly in the Seattle area. This collection in Bokeh...
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2.6KNewsTacoma Trying Individualized Way to End Youth Homelessness
Malik Banks had been living out of his car in the Tacoma, Wash., area for about two months when the 23-year-old decided...
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2.1KNewsSeattle Counselor Sticks With Clients For Years In ‘Long Game’
His 6-foot-4 frame folded into the small wooden sailboat, Keaton Hohl waved and shouted “Ahoy!” to each passing boat on Lake Union.
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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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1.4K► ReportsConnecting to Opportunity: Lessons on Adapting Interventions for Young People Experiencing Homelessness or Systems Involvement
MDRC evaluates the efficacy and sustainability of the Annie E. Casey Foundation's LEAP initiative, which provides education and employment pathways for youth...
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2.5KFrom the BureausHomeless and Queer New Yorkers: Through the Lens
The New York City bureau for the Center for Sustainable Journalism has extensively reported on queer homeless youth.
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4.0KNewsHow Homelessness, Mental Illness, Substance Use and the Criminal Justice System Collided in Little Five Points
Torch has been on the street 11 years, he says. With no fixed address, he is a permanent resident of Little Five...
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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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5.4KFrom the BureausAbusive Childhood, Then Foster Care Led to Homelessness
Matthew “Fire” Mishefski was days away from completing his makeshift encampment. After years of homelessness, the 24-year-old knew what he needed to...
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3.5KFrom 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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2.5KNewsQ&A: Washington State Needs to Invest in Resources to Help Youth Before They Become Homeless
End youth homelessness. Achieve zero youth detention. Stop jailing runaways. Ensure kids don’t leave detention to end up homeless.
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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...
