Youth Homelessness

Leahy, Collins Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Combat Youth Homelessness And Trafficking

Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) on Tuesday reintroduced bipartisan legislation to curb youth homelessness, which affects 1.6 million teens throughout the country who are among the most likely to become victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) joined as …

Transgender Community Face Discrimination in Finding Housing, Homeless Services

Transgender and gender nonconforming people, and in particular trans women of color, face among the highest rates of discrimination and violence in the country. One in five transgender people have been refused a home or apartment, and one in ten have been evicted because of their gender identity. Homelessness is also a critical issue for transgender …

ICYMI: Leahy Editorial Spotlights Perils Facing Vermont’s Homeless Children

In case you missed it, earlier in the month Senator Patrick Leahy wrote an editorial highlighting the perils facing Vermont’s homeless children and some of the efforts being done to curb the problem. From the Burlington Free Press: The frigid New Year weather that has gripped Vermont and much of the nation is a challenge to …

America’s Homeless Kids Crisis: Vermont Sees Big Jump

New report from The Atlantic highlights the spike in homelessness among American schoolchildren: The number of homeless students in the United States has hit a record high, according to new data from the Department of Education. The raw numbers are shocking: in the 2011 school year, 1,168,354 homeless children were enrolled in preschools and K-12 programs. Even more disturbing …