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Homeless 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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How 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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Abusive 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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A 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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Q&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.

foster care: Kids of color sit and stand on log.

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Youth 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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Homeless 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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Homelessness Still High Among Foster Youth Adopted, Reunited With Families, Report Finds

A surprising link between youth homelessness and foster care emerged today from a research project at the University of Chicago’s Chapin Hall....

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Washington 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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Dennis Quirin Selected as Next Executive Director of the Raikes Foundation

Dennis Quirin has been selected as the next executive director of the Raikes Foundation effective in September. He replaces Erin Kahn, who...

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Youth Show Ways to Reshape Homeless Policy, Chapin Hall Researchers Say

When Abrea Ponce, 25, looks back on her childhood, she realizes things could have been different. The San Diego mother and staff...

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Homeless 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...

Youth Homelessness Includes Host Homes, 100-day Challenges

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Fight 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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Can Washington State Keep Youth Off the Streets After They Leave Detention?

By the age of 17, David Vanwetter had been in and out of detention perhaps a dozen times.

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Casey Trupin is New Director of Youth Homelessness at Raikes Foundation

Casey Trupin is the new director for youth homelessness at the Seattle-based Raikes Foundation. His appointment comes as his successor, Katie Hong,...

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Alone Without a Home: A National Review of State Laws Affecting Unaccompanied Youth

Author(s): The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty and the National Network for Youth Published: Feb. 13, 2019 Report Intro/Brief: “Each year, an...