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It is estimated that 90% of homeless youth will not be reflected in the PIT count, nor any data collected by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
In FY 2016 the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) began funding the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP), "a coordinated community approach to preventing and ending youth homelessness." [29] For FY 2022, the HUD awarded $60 million to target youth homelessness in 16 communities, including California's Riverside County ...
New data shows nearly 186,000 people now live on the streets and in homeless shelters in California, proving the crisis continues to grow despite increasing state and local efforts to stem the tide.
"We Count California!" is a collaborative effort between the California Homeless Youth Project and the University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health to combat the issue of homeless youth being undercounted during the annual point-in-time homeless counts which are crucial for federal funding of homeless support programs. They hope ...
San Francisco and Sacramento are locked in lawsuits over encampents, as the US Supreme Court weighs changing a major precedent, Josh Marcus reports
States with higher scores tend to have comprehensive plans to end homelessness, entities dedicated to youth homelessness, and laws that protect the rights and dignity of homeless youth. The index has noted an improvement in state scores over time, indicating a growing awareness and response to the issue of youth homelessness. [7] [1] [6]
In Sacramento County, homelessness has increased by 67% since 2019; one in seven people experiencing homelessness today are younger than 24. In Sacramento County, homelessness has increased by 67% ...
Texas, California and Florida have the highest numbers of unaccompanied homeless youth under the age of 18; comprising 58% of the total homeless under 18 youth population. [62] Street children in the United States tend to stay in the state. 83% do not leave their state of origin. [133]