Youth Homelessness

You're Not Getting It

Carey Fuller | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Homeless, Homelessness, City of Kent, Seattle King County Coalition on Homelessness, Homeless Mothers, Youth Homelessness, Impact News

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.

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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

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

Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Hasmit Popat, Video, Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant, Homelessness, Kobe Bryant Mask, Youth Homelessness, Kobe Bryant Charity, Kobe and Vanessa Bryant Family Foundation, Slideexpand, Impact News

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...

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Homeless Mothers Need More Than Flowers

Carey Fuller | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Homeless, Homeless Shelters, City of Kent, Homelessness, Youth Homelessness, Homeless Mothers, Motherhood, Impact News

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.

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

Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Video, Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant Lakers, Kobe Bryant, Homelessness, Kobe Bryant Mask, Youth Homelessness, Kobe and Vanessa Bryant Family Foundation, Basketball, Slideexpand, Los Angeles, Nba, Impact News

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...

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Homeless for One Night

Mark Redmond | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Homeless Shelters, Homeless Youth, Homelessness, Youth Homelessness, Impact News

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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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

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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Ending Homelessness, One Garment at a Time

The Technician | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Habitat for Humanity, American Red Cross, Awareness, Fashion, Homelessness, Homeless Veterans, Youth Homelessness, College News

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.

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Rise In Homeless Students Stifles Florida Town

AP | By CHRISTINE ARMARIO | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Homeless Students, Florida Schools, Homeless Florida Students, Students, Homeless Teens, Lake County Florida, East Ridge High School, Video, Clermont Florida, Unemployment, Homelessness, Zach Montgomery, Youth Homelessness, Clermont Florida Students, Florida Students, Mckinney-Vento Act, Education News

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...

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WATCH: 3 Homeless Stories You'll Never Forget

Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Video, Homeless Los Angeles, Homeless Students, Homeless Youth, Homelessness, Homeless Children, Chronicle Project, La Impact, Homeless Families, Youth Homelessness, Homeless, Homeless Shelters, Homelessness Los Angeles, Helping the Homeless, Los Angeles News

"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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Growing Number Of States Contend With Child Poverty Crisis

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Child Poverty, U.S. Economy, Poverty, Unemployment, Homelessness, Third World America, Children, Indiana, Youth Homelessness, Food Insecurity, Financial Crisis, Nevada, Child Hunger, Poverty in America, Michigan, Recession, Video, Business News

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

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

Ralph da Costa Nunez | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Homeless Children, Homelessness, Youth Homelessness, Homeless Shelters, Nyc-Homeless-Policies, NYC Homeless Shelters, Homeless Students, Student Homelessness, New York News

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.

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Counting Success One Student, One Community at a Time

Alma and Colin Powell | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: America's Promise Alliance, Education Success Stories, Education News, Child Poverty, Scholarships, At-Risk Youth, Education Programs, After-School Programs, Youth Homelessness, 100 Best Communities for Young People, Education Reform, Scholarship Programs, Youth Support Programs, Education News

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.

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

Paul Heroux | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: California Homeless Youth, Youth Development, Juvenile Justice System, Youth Activism, Juvenile Justice, Homeless Youth, Youth Homelessness, Foster Care, Children's Health, California Foster Care, Impact News

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.

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

Pat LaMarche | Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Car Accidents, Insurance, Car Insurance, Homelessness, Domestic Violence, Youth Homelessness, Impact News

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.

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Vegas School With 85 Percent Homeless Rate Gives Kids Clothes, Food

Posted 08.13.2011

Read More: Whitney Elementary, Education, Homeless Students, Child Homelessness, Homelessness, Youth Homelessness, Sherrie Gahn, Vegas Schools, Las Vegas Homeless, The National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth, Good News, Las Vegas Schools, Video, Education News

When Sherrie Gahn became the principal of Whitney Elementary in Las Vegas, she was shocked to see students eating ketchup packets. When she realized i...

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Kobe Launches New Charity for Homeless

Posted 08.07.2011

Read More: Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant, Homeless Children, Homelessness, Vanessa-Bryant, Youth Homelessness, Nonprofits, Zev Yaroslavsky, Good News, Los Angeles News

Kobe and Vanessa Bryant met with the press today at My Friend's Place, a haven for homeless youth based in Hollywood, to announce their intention to "...

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Sen. Kerry Introduces Bill To Help LGBT Youths In Foster Care

Posted 07.14.2011

Read More: Lgbt, Senator John Kerry, Homeless Youth, Homelessness, Reconnecting Youth to Prevent Homelessness Act, LGBT Youth, John Kerry, Youth Homelessness, Homeless, LGBT Homeless, Impact News

This week, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) introduced the Reconnecting Youth to Prevent Homelessness Act to protect children in foster care from ending up o...

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Ph.D Student Turned Advocate Stands Up For Homeless Youth

Huffington Post | Lucas Kavner | Posted 07.19.2011

Read More: Standup for Kids, Homeless Youth, Homelessness, Youth Homelessness, Eddy Ameen, Homeless DC, Miami, Homeless Miami, Impact News

Thirteen kids die on the street every day. This is the central tenet that inspires StandUp For Kids, an organization dedicated to youth homelessnes...

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Chris Conner: Serving Homeless Youth At Denver's Urban Peak

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Denver Homelessness, Denver's Road Home, Denver Impact, Denver Urban Peak, Youth Homelessness, Denver News

As the recent high-profile case of a former Miss Colorado USA indicates, the problem of homelessness in Denver afflicts all age groups. As the recess...

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At-Risk U.S. Children Struggle To Just Be Kids

Huffington Post | Gregory Beyer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Christina Taylor Green, Youth Poverty, Poverty, Homelessness, Children, Obama Tucson Speech, Tucson Shooting, Youth Homelessness, Tucson, Tucson Massacre, Impact News

Cierra Jones does not invite her friends to sleep over. She would, if she had her own room, or her own backyard to play in. But the 9-year-old worries...

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One Homeless Student Off The Street, One Million To Go

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Homeless Students, Education, Homeless Children, Youth Homelessness, Education News

Over one million of America's students are homeless. Two thousand of them are in Fairfax County, Wash. The Washington Post reported on various part...

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Remember Our Homeless Gay Youth this Holiday

Irene Monroe | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gay Rights, Homeless Children, Homelessness, Christmas, Youth Homelessness, Homeless Shelters, Homeless, Christians, Christianity, Gays and Lesbians, Gay, Gay Issues, Religion News

The holiday season is a difficult time of year many of us. Our culture's egregious forms of commercialism always bother me -- and its anemic recognit...

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Dear Santa: Can Your Magic End Homelessness?

Joel John Roberts | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Santa Claus, Homeless, Homelessness, Los Angeles, Hollywood, Youth Homelessness, Impact News

The phone calls at the homeless agencies I run, ring off the hook during these holidays. Everyone wants to volunteer. But where are they the rest of the year?

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Raising Awareness to Orange County Homelessness

Nour Akkad | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Unemployment, Illumination Foundation, Homeless Children, Homelessness, Homeless Families, Orange County, Youth Homelessness, Motel Kids of Orange County, Homeless, Homeless Shelters, Foreclosure, Joblessness, Helping the Homeless, Los Angeles, Impact News

Behind the gated and opulent communities of Orange County, there's a picture perfect world, lined with multi-million dollar homes, expensive cars, and manicured lawns. But outside these gates exists a community that is rarely noticed.

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