homeless youth
Hurricane Helene Devastated Asheville. A Local LGBTQ+ Organization Is Supporting Youth — With Cash
“We know that [direct cash transfers] are the number one support for preventing youth homelessness.”
By Colleen Hamilton
This Trans Couple Bought a House in the '90s. It Became a Home for Unhoused Youth
Sylvia Rivera was living in Brooklyn's Transy House when she died in 2002.
By Theodore Davenport
How Ending the Department of Education Will Impact Kids With Disabilities
As well as kids who are unhoused.
By Shakti Belway
The Supreme Court Might Make It Okay to Criminalize Homelessness
The case poses unique challenges for unhoused young people.
By Jessica Feierman and Currey Cook
Social Services Have a Major Gap, Leaving Homeless Youth With ‘No Good Choices’
In the US, funding to shelter teens and young adults experiencing homelessness is far outstripped by the need.
By Nathan Yuan
I’m a Homeless Black Trans Youth, But I’m Not Just a Statistic
“Not only am I powerful, but I command respect.”
By Davina Hayes and Amy Leipziger
Teens in Crisis Are Being Housed in Homeless Shelters
These foster kids needed mental health care. New Mexico put them in shelters.
By Ed Williams, Searchlight New Mexico and Joel Jacobs, ProPublica
How Unhoused Youth Experienced the 2020 Uprisings
The streets where they sleep were filled with tear gas, protesters, and police.
By Dezimey Kum
COVID-19 and a Lost Generation of Unhoused Students
“Youth are not being prioritized.”
By Lauren Young
Nithya Raman Says Blue States Can Do Better
The new L.A. City Council member says we can’t let corporate money crush progress.
By Audra Heinrichs
What It's Like to Be Young and Homeless During the Pandemic
One in 10 young adults aged 18-25 experience homelessness in any given year.
By Lauren Young
Why Homeless Advocates Aren’t Happy With the 2020 Presidential Candidates
One in 10 people between 18 and 25 experience homelessness in a given year.
By Lauren Young
Thousands of Students Walked Out to Support Gay-Straight Alliances
Students in Canada protested a rule change they say could out LGBTQ classmates.
By Lucy Diavolo
This Tool Ranks States On How They Treat Homeless Youth
Find out where your home state ranks.
By Rom Jacob Bokobza
This California Café is Training Homeless Teens and Finding Them Housing
Rosebud Coffee is on a mission to empower youth.
By Timothy Bella
Nearly 1 in 3 Teen Girls Reports Having Survived Sexual Violence
And it's keeping them from succeeding in school.
By Jennifer Gerson Uffalussy