All posts tagged "homelessness"

Youth shelters lock out hundreds of NYC youth and migrants

The migrant crisis is increasingly intertwined with the rapidly rising number of homeless youth.

Homelessness in Massachusetts: Woman and young boy in heavy winter clothing sit at covered city bus stop at night in heavy snow with two large cloth bags at their feet

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Massachusetts’ highly touted push to “significantly reduce” affordable housing vacancies barely made a dent

Families desperate for refuge from the winter cold remained unhoused through the winter.

Los Angeles region education, health, homelessness, social justice grants: three smiling kids holding freshly picked food

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Los Angeles region education, healthcare, homelessness and social justice program grants

GRANT FOCUS: Los Angeles Education, Health, Healthcare, Homelessness, Social Justice | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Mar. 1, 2024

Atlanta student homelessness: Young Black man with black dreads in formal wear with black bow tie crouches on orange carpet in front of black curtain with several hanging paper signs.

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Atlanta homeless youth program helps students attend college

Jay Lee is an 23-year-old Atlanta native and college student. And Lee is homeless.

Young people lead us to a new vision of justice: Crushed top of chain link fence under blue sky with wispy clouds

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From the mouth of babes: Letting young people lead us to a new vision of justice

To create positive change we must listen to the people impacted by juvenile justice.

Students turn to TikTok to fill gaps in school lessons: black girl with long hair takes a selfie on phone outside

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Villainizing and restricting social media will worsen, not help, youth mental health

What do youth tell us are the greatest threats to their mental health?

Gas, food, lodging for homeless students in jeopardy as funding deadline looms: homeless black teen with backpack on

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Homeless and runaway youth national communication system program grant

GRANT FOCUS: Homeless/Runaway Youth, Youth Services, Youth Welfare, Safety | Amount: $1,000,000 - $1,800,000 | Deadline: June 9, 2023

Education, human services and healthcare grants: room full of seated people listening to black man in black shirt speak

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Education, human services and healthcare access program grants

GRANT FOCUS: Education, Human Services, Healthcare, Homelessness, Food Security | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Mar. 1, 2023 (LOI)

Can Cleveland reduce harm eviction does to Black families: Black woman in jacket sits on bench

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Can Cleveland reduce the harm eviction does to Black families?

Evictions can have far-reaching consequences beyond a miserable day with a housing magistrate.

disadvantaged youth grants: collage of different youth from around the world

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Disadvantaged youth, arts, health and community program grants

GRANT FOCUS: Community, Arts/Culture, Disadvantaged Youth, Health, Homelessness | Amount: $1,000 - $5,000 | Deadline: Aug. 1, 2022

Homeless New Mexico youth: Circle of homess teens sit in circle on cement under leafless tree

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Not enough beds, services for homeless youth in New Mexico

“Youth homelessness is largely hidden,” said Forrest Verde-Dudek, housing youth project manager for the New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness. “They might...

New Meico homeless youth: Young adult with dark hair pulled back and dark-framed glasses wearing green plaid shirt sit in chair in front of white wall.

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‘There’s no safe place’: One queer youth shelter serves all of New Mexico

LGBTQ+ youth experience homelessness at significantly higher rates than their peers. In Albuquerque, New Mexico's only shelter specifically for queer young people provides...

Homeless New Mexico youth: Young lady with long, dark hair wearing glasses

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Tackling youth homelessness in New Mexico

New Mexico consistently ranks toward the bottom among states for child welfare. In an under-resourced state with an overburdened system, a tight-knit group...

Close up shot of young woman writing notes with classmates studying in background.

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Department of Education, act now to empower youth experiencing homelessness

Throughout my final years of high school and college, I was homeless and on my own, without a parent or guardian to...

Karen Pittman opinion: Black woman with dark-frame glasses an hair pulled back stands leaning against wood porch railing wearing dark jacket and colorful scarf with greenery in the background.

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