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Youth Homelessness

Ending LGBT Youth Homelessness: Forty to None Project's Multi-pronged Approach

Jama Shelton | Posted 05.22.2013 | Gay Voices
Jama Shelton

Most solutions to the problem of youth homelessness center around increased shelter services, but we have established a three-tiered approach that is multidimensional and holistic; each part is important in its own right but ineffective without the others.

Finding Youth Experiencing Homelessness in Miami-Dade County

Bobbie Ibarra | Posted 04.24.2013 | Impact
Bobbie Ibarra

These youth are a part of our future as a nation. If they are to succeed in school and work, they need stable housing and the supportive services that their families are unable to provide.

Chelsea Kiene

Homeless Teens Dealt New Blow

HuffingtonPost.com | Chelsea Kiene | Posted 03.19.2013 | DC

WASHINGTON -- A longtime provider of runaway and homeless youth services for D.C. teens is calling out the District for falling short of its commitmen...

Once Homeless Teen Gets Full Scholarship To Stanford

The Huffington Post | Eleanor Goldberg | Posted 03.15.2013 | Impact

Just six years ago, Lane Gunderman was shuffling through homeless shelters with his family. Now, the science wiz is gearing up to go to Stanford Unive...

The Big Apple, Biggest and Best in... Homelessness?

Kevin M. Ryan | Posted 05.13.2013 | Impact
Kevin M. Ryan

New York leads the nation with many superlatives: it's the biggest, the artiest and most visited of our cities. Now, it has topped its own unfortunate record, with more homeless people sleeping in shelters each night than ever: more than 50,000 each night.

From Homeless To Football Star (VIDEO)

Posted 02.05.2013 | Teen

Growing up, high school athlete Angelo Whittis never had a stable home -- he stayed with various relatives and often slept in friends' cars. Now, than...

The Neural Bases for Dehumanizing the Homeless

Lisa Wade | Posted 02.12.2013 | Science
Lisa Wade

In most densely-packed urban cities, one will be able to observe a disturbing phenomenon: wealthy people marching past the homeless, day in and day out.

Are You Sure You Really Want to Know?

Carey Fuller | Posted 11.07.2012 | Impact
Carey Fuller

A friend of mine running for public office once asked me what he could do for folks like me and although I know he means well, I don't think he has any idea of what he's really asking.

When Desperate Times Turn Into Desperate People

Carey Fuller | Posted 10.09.2012 | Impact
Carey Fuller

As budgets get stripped down to nothing and programs simply evaporate in the shadow of elusive living wage jobs, don't be surprised at what people will do out of desperation.

Record Homelessness Calls for New Approach

Christine C. Quinn | Posted 08.13.2012 | New York
Christine C. Quinn

Homelessness in New York City is the highest it's been since the Great Depression. This is simply unacceptable in the wealthiest city in the world, and we can and must do better.

You're Not Getting It

Carey Fuller | Posted 07.24.2012 | Impact
Carey Fuller

The fact of the matter is, no matter what a homeless person does, calling phone numbers every day to check for openings at a shelter that is already overwhelmed is not a valid option.

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 07.18.2012 | Impact
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.

Who Would Pay $67,100 For Kobe Bryant's Sweaty Mask?

Posted 05.17.2012 | Impact

When it was revealed that a charitable bidder paid $67,100 for Kobe Bryant’s sweaty face mask, even the most diehard of fans had to wonder, who wou...

Homeless Mothers Need More Than Flowers

Carey Fuller | Posted 07.14.2012 | Impact
Carey Fuller

If I were rich, I'd take all the homeless moms I know dinner so they could have a break from their everyday struggles. But the donations I get go toward immediate needs that will run out, and a bouquet of flowers won't put a roof over their heads.

Kobe Bryant's 'Sweaty' Face Mask Raises $67,000 To Fight Youth Homelessness

Posted 05.09.2012 | Impact

Kobe Bryant turned his All-Star nose-break into an All-Star charity opportunity. Bryant suffered his first career concussion and broke his nose du...

Homeless for One Night

Mark Redmond | Posted 06.12.2012 | Impact
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.

Homeless With Children

William Laney | Posted 06.06.2012 | Impact
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.

Ending Homelessness, One Garment at a Time

The Technician | Posted 06.04.2012 | College
The Technician

Habitat for Humanity and the American Red Cross will have to move over for a new company. Its name: KNo Clothing. Their mission: to end homelessness through fashion.

Rise In Homeless Students Stifles Florida Town

AP | By CHRISTINE ARMARIO | Posted 04.30.2012 | Home

CLERMONT, Fla. -- Zach Montgomery's dad plugs in the electric skillet and opens the cardboard box containing tonight's dinner. The liquid from the ca...

WATCH: 3 Homeless Stories You'll Never Forget

Posted 02.21.2012 | Los Angeles

"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 ...

Growing Number Of States Contend With Child Poverty Crisis

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 01.03.2012 | Business

Child poverty is getting worse in America. And with more and more states seeing their populations of disadvantaged youth soar beyond pre-recession lev...

For Homeless Students, Transitional Shelters Must Be Used as a Tool, Not a Roadblock

Ralph da Costa Nunez | Posted 01.09.2012 | New York
Ralph da Costa Nunez

The Department of Education and Department of Homeless Services must work together to address the needs of homeless students, and better track the data surrounding attendance and graduation rates among this population.

Counting Success One Student, One Community at a Time

Alma and Colin Powell | Posted 12.12.2011 | Home
Alma and Colin Powell

The volume of conversation about education has increased over the last few years, but what's often lost are the very real stories of the young people whose lives are impacted and the people and programs that are beating the odds.

REACH to Invest in the Lives of America's Foster Youth

Paul Heroux | Posted 11.08.2011 | Impact
Paul Heroux

Currently, there are about half a million children residing in foster care within the United States. There are approximately 300,000 young adults, ages 18 to 25, who have spent at least one year in foster care. This is reason for concern.

U.S. Laws Protect Cars But Not Domestic Violence Victims

Pat LaMarche | Posted 08.27.2011 | Impact
Pat LaMarche

Far more women in the United States are victims of domestic violence than are injured in car accidents each year. In fact, the two aren't even close -- battering outstrips crashes roughly two to one.