Homeless and Runaway Youth
The Ali Forney Center is a website illustrating all available shelters, their contact information and the program they offer across various states.
The National Center for Homeless Education provides resources for educators working with homeless students. Topics include extra-curricular programs, special education, immigrants and refugees, and higher education, among others.
Covenant House was founded 40 years ago, taking in homeless youth, offering them a hearty meal, a bed to sleep on and shelter over their head. Moreover, this house strives to move each kid forward down the path to an independent adulthood by offering services such as street outreach, health and medical care, GED high school program and other.
This flowchart helps parents and children determine whether they are eligible for school enrollment under the McKinney-Vento Act. It provides information for families who have been turned down by public schools.
NCSL stands for National Conference of State Legislature, a website that includes general information, recent studies and solutions on various social related issues such as homeless and runaway youth, drug abuse and others.
Youth can call 1-800-RUNAWAY for assistance. The National Runaway Switchboard also offers resources for parents and educators, including a comprehensive curriculum to help runaway and at-risk youth make healthy and safe choices.
This list includes regional and nationwide support organizations for youth that age out of foster care.
RHYTTAC’s resource library with various information sheets, tips, guides and more for educators, families, and runaway and homeless youth. All resources cover topics spanning from positive youth Development, best practices in LGBTQ homeless youth, and more.
The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) offers reimbursements for shelters that provide meals to homeless children. Contact information for each state’s CACFP-related agency is included.
The California Research Bureau summarizes findings from interviews with homeless youth regarding their living arrangements, needs, and hopes for policy change.
The Trevor Project is the leading national organization focused on crisis and suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth.
The National Coalition for the Homeless is a national network of people who are currently experiencing or who have experienced homelessness, activists and advocates, community-based and faith-based service providers, and others committed to a single mission: To prevent and end homelessness while ensuring the immediate needs of those experiencing homelessness are met and their civil rights protected.