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The Alliance was founded in 1983 by a group of concerned citizens determined to meet the emergency needs of the nation’s then-emerging population of homeless people. By 1987, it was clear that homelessness was not a temporary crisis, but that it had...
Point Source Youth's first National Symposium on Solutions to End Youth Homelessness convened 300+ stakeholders and 55 speakers—federal and city government officials and policymakers, nonprofit leaders, youth advocates, funders, and researchers in...
National Alliance to End Homelessness Homelessness Research Institute
Limited information exists about the number of transgender people experiencing homelessness. There are very few data sets relative to this population, but all the data tells a similar story: transgender people are more likely to be unsheltered than...
Many different terms are used to describe young people who are homeless, including street youth, street kids, runaways, homeless youth, etc. Youth homelessness refers to young people who are living independently of parents and/or caregivers, and...
Many different terms are used to describe young people who are homeless, including street youth, street kids, runaways, homeless youth, etc. Youth homelessness refers to young people who are living independently of parents and/or caregivers, and...
It’s essential that you consider how the proposed direction of the youth plan aligns with the broader community’s work on homelessness. If there is a plan to end homelessness, you will need to outline how the youth plan aligns with it. You will have...
Natasha Slesnick, Xiamei Guo, Brittany Brakenhoff, Denitza Bantchevska
Homeless adolescents and young adults are considered one of the most vulnerable populations worldwide with an estimated 100 million globally (UNESCO, 2007), and 500,000 to 2.8 million in the U.S. alone (Bucher, 2008; Cooper, 2006). A multitude of...
Abramovich, A. I. (2013). No fixed address: Young, queer and restless. In S. Gaetz, B. O’Grady, K. Buccieri, J. Karabanow & A. Marsolais (Eds.), Youth homelessness in Canada: Implications for policy and practice, (pp. 387-403). Toronto: Canadian...