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National Homeless Youth Awareness Month (November 2008)
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November was officially declared National Homeless Youth Awareness Month by Congress in 2007, thanks to lobbying efforts of Virgin Mobile's "The RE*GENERATION Campaign http://www.virginmobileusa.com/regeneration/. "The campaign's goal is to empower a generation to help its own, by bringing together organizations that care about America's homeless children and connecting them with young people who want to help. Each year more than 1.3 million children are homeless during some point, and that number is increasing. Many homeless youth—in addition to losing their home, community, friends, and routines as well as their sense of stability and safety—may be victims of past trauma. While trying to survive on the streets, youth are exposed to countless dangers, with an increased likelihood of substance abuse, early parenthood, impulsivity, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and a vulnerability to being trafficked. In support of National Homeless Youth Awareness Month, the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) is providing resources to help communities, educators, families, policy makers, advocates, and mental health and child welfare professionals better understand and deal with homeless youth.  In order to view and print some of the materials provided, you will need Acrobat Reader. If it is not loaded in your computer, you can download it for free by visiting www.adobe.com. |
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Culture and Trauma Brief: Trauma Among Homeless Youth (PDF) Discusses the challenges traumatized youth face when living on the street and offers suggestions for service providers who want to engage these young people. Culture and Trauma Teleconference: Working with Homeless & Runaway Youth (Mediasie)
A presentation in NCTSN's culture and trauma teleconference series: Discusses in depth how to engage and provide services to homeless and runaway youth. Facts on Trauma and Homeless Children (PDF)
Provides information and data about the prevalence of homelessness among American youth, the role of trauma in the youths' lives, adverse consequences of homelessness, and ways that programs and communities can help address the problem.
National Alliance to End Homelessness National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty - Legal Tools to End Youth Homelessness (2004) (PDF)
Provides information on federal laws that can help homeless/runaway youth; resources include websites and phone numbers for educators, advocates, and lawyers who can help. The RE*GENERATION Movement - Support the Declaration to End Youth Homelessness
Encourages youth to sign a petition that RE*GENERATION will use to lobby Congress to continue November as the National Homeless Youth Awareness Month. The organization wants Congress to continue to "take notice, speak out, and support this invisible segment of our population that goes unheard." - Teen Homelessness
A website that is part of a campaign and a call to action to end youth homelessness. Includes links to youth homelessness statistics, resources, and ways to volunteer. StandUp For Kids
The organization's volunteers "go to the streets in order to find, stabilize and otherwise help homeless and street kids improve their lives." Other projects include programs in schools and via the Internet dealing with deterring homelessness and providing resources.
National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) The National Center on Family Homelessness National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty - Legal Tools to End Youth Homelessness (2004) (PDF)
Provides information on federal laws that can help homeless/runaway youth; resources include websites and phone numbers for educators, advocates, and lawyers who can help. National Network for Youth
Helps runaway, homeless, and other disconnected youth. Programs include street-based services; emergency shelter and transitional living programs; counseling; and social, health, educational, and job-related services to more than 2.5 million youth annually. - Crisis
Includes a 24-hour crisis line, a link to personal stories from homeless youth, and, coming soon, a youth blog. - Youth Referral and Information Resources Directory (PDF)
Includes a youth referral and information resources directory, runaway services, and general youth services; resources on homelessness, adolescent reproductive & sexual health, LGB&T youth, health, foster care, abuse, violence, gangs, juvenile justice; issue briefs, public policy updates for 2008, and other publications.
Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless - Classroom Curriculum
Lesson plans for grades K-3, 4-6, and 7-9 about homelessness, its causes, and its impact. Includes information to help staff and students become more sensitive toward homeless children and ways to make school a welcoming and caring place for them. National Alliance to End Homelessness National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth (NAEHCY)
A national grassroots membership association serving "as the voice and the social conscience for the education of children and youth in homeless situations. It connects educators, parents, advocates, researchers, and service providers to ensure school enrollment and attendance, and overall success for children and youth whose lives have been disrupted by the lack of safe, permanent, and adequate housing."
The Empire State Coalition of Youth and Family Services National Center for Homeless Education at the SERVE Center The National Center on Family Homelessness
Provides facts sheets, trauma training, links to other resources, and a publications list. National Coalition for the Homeless National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - Homelessness Resource Center - HRC: Best Practices
Links to nine papers and articles dealing with homelessness issues including affordable housing, long-term shelter, school-based alcohol and drug programs, and case management.
National Alliance to End Homelessness - 2008 Policy Guide (PDF)
A policy guide "to the most important federal programs, policies, and legislation affecting homelessness." Topics covered include: McKinney-Vento homeless assistance programs, Section 8 housing choice vouchers, and housing programs for people with HIV/AIDS, the elderly, and people with disabilities. The National Center on Family Homelessness - Homeless Children: America's New Outcasts
A fact sheet offering an overview of selected information from Homeless Children: America's New Outcasts. Includes statistics and facts on youth and family homelessness and issues surrounding it. National Coalition for the Homeless The RE*GENERATION Movement - Support the Declaration to End Youth Homelessness
Encourages youth to sign a petition that RE*GENERATION will use to lobby Congress to continue November as the National Homeless Youth Awareness Month. The organization wants Congress to continue to "take notice, speak out, and support this invisible segment of our population that goes unheard."
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