youth homelessness

Dozens of child welfare and youth justice grant opportunities are still stuck a the starting line with few days left in the fiscal year

By Jeremy Loudenback Young adults who receive a short-term subsidy for rental housing are significantly less likely to become homeless in the future, according to a study released Wednesday by researchers with the California Policy Lab housed at UCLA.

We can't talk about youth homelessness without addressing issues such as access to healthcare and economic mobility, writes Destiny Jackson.

For many young people, finding peer support can be the first step to accessing effective mental health care.

In Minneapolis, Wildflyer Coffee's four-month work training program offers employment and services to youth experience homelessness.

In order to reduce youth homelessness, we must structure child welfare systems to provide holistic support, writes Nadia Goforth.

Dr. Mauriell Amechi writes about the impact of housing inequality on young adults, especially those who experience foster care

I was living in my car so I could stay at my high school. Insecurities about homelessness kept me from asking for help, writes Kristel Cosio.

Systems-impacted youth and foster youth deserve to have their needs met. They also deserve love, happiness, and joy, writes Spring Keosoupha.