Homeless Youth

A Conversation With Laura Bush: "Education Is The Key"

Kevin M. Ryan | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Covenant House, Laura Bush, Homeless Youth, Homelessness, Volunteering, Pepfar, Homeless, Laura and Barbara Bush Opportunity Scholarship, Global Health Corps, Homeless Teenagers, Teach for America, Global Motherhood, Barbara Bush, Spoken From the Heart, Covenant House International, New York City, Impact News
Kevin M. Ryan

"With a really good education, you have a much broader view of the world. Well-educated people can seek help for themselves. They can help others. Educated people can make their own choices about their governments. And certainly for women, an education allows you to understand your rights."

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How Much is a Homeless Teenager Worth?

Ed Shurna | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Ipod, Budget Cuts, Youth Incarceration, Homeless Teenagger, Hello Youth Group, Homeless Youth, Chicago Homeless Youth, Homelessness, Chicago Impact, Chicago News
Ed Shurna

A group of homeless youth who are part of an organization known as the Hello Youth Group made a YouTube video and then went to the state capitol in Springfield to talk with legislators.

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New Report Paints Vivid Picture Of Abuse Among Homeless Youth

Kevin M. Ryan | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Covenant House, Mental Health, Sexual Abuse, Missouri, New York, California, Homeless Youth, Unemployment, New Jersey, Homelessness, Catholic University of America, Homeless, Covenant House DC, Transitional Living Programs, Almost Home, Covenant House Institute, Covenant House Alaska, Washington DC, Impact News
Kevin M. Ryan

No one should have to go through the rites of adolescence from a homeless shelter. Creionna should not have had to go to the prom without a home of her own to return to. Benjamin should've had a roof, and a birthday cake, when he turned 18. Instead, he was left at our shelter.

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Graduating High School Got Me Off the Streets and into College

Romonia Dixon | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Inspiring Stories, Boys and Girls Clubs, Homeless Youth, High School Graduation, Homeless Teens, Graduating High School, Success Stories, Mark Wahlberg, Tace Bell Graduate to Go, Teens Poverty, Mona Dixon, Teen News
Romonia Dixon

Living on the streets was difficult, but going to school was even harder. How could I focus on a math problem or a vocabulary word when I'm constantly thinking about where I will stay that night?

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Up Close With Jon Bon Jovi: 'Each of Us Has the Power to Effect Change. You Needn't Be a Rock Star.'

Kevin M. Ryan | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation, Covenant House, Jon Bon Jovi, Homeless Youth, Homeless Children, Homelessness, Youth Homelessness, Homeless, Impact News
Kevin M. Ryan

I wanted to know more about what motivates Jon to play an important role in helping homeless youth -- his concern for them goes back more than three decades when, inspired by our New York City shelter, he wrote "Runaway," his first hit.

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The Many Faces of Homelessness

Bobbie Ibarra | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Homeless Youth, Americorps, Homelessness, Homeless Families, Homeless Children, Impact News
Bobbie Ibarra

Families are a newer face to homelessness that run the gamut, due to situations regarding financial instabilities, not having access to health care, unemployment, lack of affordable housing and the recent trend of foreclosures.

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A Homeless Bystander

Kevin M. Ryan | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Covenant House, Gun Violence, Youth Violence, Homeless Youth, Newark, Impact News
Kevin M. Ryan

Homelessness, you see, puts a bull's eye on the backs of kids. And I am tired beyond words of the violence and the suffering that results.

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Saki Knafo

The New Hotel Homeless

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 04.22.2012

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Melissa was always on the move, wandering in and out of people's rooms, going from pool to basketball court and back to pool, climbing up the big tree...

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The Pulpit vs. The Pews: A Call To Action For All Catholics

Joseph Amodeo | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Catholic Church, Religion and Sexuality, Archbishop Timothy Dolan, Homeless Youth, Jesus Christ, change.org, LGBT Catholics, Gay Catholics, Religion News
Joseph Amodeo

As Catholics speak out and call upon the Church to live out its call to be a beacon of social justice and love, those in the hierarchy will begin to see another way in which Christ has risen -- he has risen from the silence and has cried out for equality.

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Homeless for One Night

Mark Redmond | Posted 04.12.2012

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Mark Redmond

We organized the Spectrum Sleep Out, putting out a call for business and community leaders to sleep outside, in the cold, as a way to raise awareness about the reality of teenage homelessness. It proved to be an eye-opening, if not life-changing, experience.

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Out of Touch While Others Run Out of Time

Carey Fuller | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Homeless, Homeless Vets, Homeless Familes, Homeless Youth, Homelessness, Kent Chamber of Commerce, City of Kent, Politics News
Carey Fuller

Equally interesting about the city's so-called focus group is that not one of them was a homeless person or an advocate out on the streets or else I would've seen them by now. The focus group was slanted from the beginning.

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Homeless With Children

William Laney | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Homeless Youth, Hud, Homeless Children, Homelessness, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Homeless Families, Youth Homelessness, Impact News
William Laney

Families who live in motels, or double-up with family or friends, qualify as homeless beings and deserve the aid given to the more visibly homeless.

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Fighting for the Future of Asbury Park's Kids

Kevin M. Ryan | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Asbury Park, Covenant House, Shootings, Homeless Youth, New Jersey, Crime, Homeless Outreach, Impact News
Kevin M. Ryan

If we want to stop the violence, we have to work together. We have to give kids safe passage from street life and homelessness, from bullets and bullies, from the pistols and posses that cloud too many young lives, especially in cities like Asbury Park.

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Sharing The Stories Of LGBT Youth: Michelle, 20, From The Bronx, N.Y.

Diana Scholl | Posted 05.30.2012

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Diana Scholl

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Children Mending Hearts

Rachel Fleischer | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Children Mending Hearts, At-Risk Youth, What Can I Do Campaign, Homeless Youth, At-Risk Children, Children at-Risk, Homelessness, Impact News
Rachel Fleischer

Children Mending Hearts is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering disadvantaged youth through educational and arts programs that build empathy and global citizenry.

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WATCH: 3 Homeless Stories You'll Never Forget

Posted 02.21.2012

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"There's so many different types of situations that can cause homelessness. You really can't stereotype it. You really can't." These are the words of ...

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Telling It Like It Is

Carey Fuller | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Homeless Youth, Homelessness, The Homeless of Kent, Homeless Families, Kent Black Action Commission, The Kent Reporter, Reverend Jimmie James, Homeless Seniors, Impact News
Carey Fuller

If there's one thing I've learned about the topic of homelessness, it's that everybody has a perception about it. Some are based on facts, but sadly, ...

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Teen Impact: Finalist #10

Zachary Bonner | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Teen Impact, Teens Making a Difference, Homeless Youth, Youth Activism, Little Red Wagon Foundation, Video, Bslide-Universalpictures, High School News
Zachary Bonner

I have walked across the country on this mission, visiting shelters, sleeping on the streets, and donating backpacks filled with school supplies. Our children need help to find homes.

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Dear Te-Erika Patterson

Carey Fuller | Posted 03.24.2012

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Carey Fuller

I just read Te-Erika Patterson's post about the "Rebuild your life project" and although I commend her efforts to "demystify" homelessness I wanted to share with everyone just how non-mysterious homelessness actually is.

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Homeless N.Y. Science Whiz Receives $50,000 Scholarship

AP | Posted 03.20.2012

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BRENTWOOD, N.Y. -- The accolades continue for a homeless New York teen who's a semifinalist in a prestigious national science contest. Brentwood High...

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Homeless Teen Honored In Prestigious Science Competition

AP | Frank Eltman | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Video, National Intel Science Competition, High School Science, Homeless Youth, Samantha Garvey, Brentwood High School, Amazing Teens, Teen Scientists, Suffolk County, Homeless Teens, High School News

By Associated Press BRENTWOOD, N.Y. (AP) -- Samantha Garvey and her family had been living in a Long Island shelter for several days when they got ...

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What's The First Thing LA Homeless Teens Spend Money On?

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 12.21.2011

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What's the first thing homeless youth in Los Angeles spend their money on? Food, shelter, clothes? No, a cell phone. According to a USC study publi...

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New Law Could Help Foster Kids Stay Off Streets

The Huffington Post | David Sands | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Foster Care Bill, Homeless Youth, Orphan, Runaway Teens, Foster Families, Adopted Teens, Foster Care, Extending Foster Care to 21, Detroit News

New legislation signed into law by Gov. Rick Snyder Tuesday raises the age of children participating in state foster care programs from 18 to 21. That...

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WATCH: Homeless LGBT Youth Issues Emphasized In New Clip

Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Lgbt Homeless Youth, Carl Siciliano, Video, Homeless Youth, Homeless LGBT Youth, New York City-New York, Gay Youth Support Groups, Ali Forney Center, New York, Gay Youth, Gay Voices News

The rising rate of homelessness among New York's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth is examined as part of "A Day In Our Shoes," a ne...

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Educating and Nurturing Homeless Students

Matthew Lynch, Ed.D. | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Helping Homeless, Education, Education Reform, Homeless Youth, Homeless Children, Education News
Matthew Lynch, Ed.D.

Teachers are the first line of defense but we all have to pitch in and do what we can to ensure that all of our country's children have the chance to lead happy, healthy lives.

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