Tomorrow (April 24, 2015), Washington Governor Jay Inslee will sign legislation into law to prevent and reduce youth and young adult homelessness in Washington state. The Homeless Youth Prevention and Protection Act (HYPP Act) passed through the state legislature with … Read More
April 22, 2015 – Today, the United States Senate failed to pass the Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act (S.A. 290), which would reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA). The vote was 56 “YES” to 43 … Read More
Despite a majority of senators voting in favor of the Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act, legislation falls short of 60-vote threshold to pass FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Gregory Lewis, 917-855-2533, [email protected] Jama Shelton, 646-797-6107, [email protected] April 22, 2015 … Read More
This afternoon, the U.S. Senate will decide if it will reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, the nation’s only federal law that funds programs specifically for youth experiencing homelessness, and whether or not to include a non-discrimination clause that … Read More
Cyndi Lauper has written an open letter to the US Senate urging them to reauthorize protections for homeless youth – complete with a non-discrimination clause for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Gregory Lewis, 917-855-2533, [email protected] April 15, 2015 – Today, Congressman Dave Reichert (WA-8) and Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-3) introduced H.R. 1779, the Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act, to reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless … Read More
Today, Congressman Dave Reichert (WA-8) and Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-3) introduced H.R. 1779, the Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act, to reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA). The reauthorization recognizes the needs of all young … Read More
Back in February, we opened up the application process for our inaugural True Fellowship program – an initiative to offer young people the unique opportunity to create, develop, and execute a six-month project to contribute to the ongoing vision of … Read More
On this International Transgender Day of Visibility, we celebrate the lives of our transgender friends, family, and leaders – and recognize the courage it takes to live openly. We’re excited to hear from our friend Gia on what transgender visibility … Read More
Some groups are actively lobbying to discriminate against the 40% of homeless youth who identify as identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. We can stop them.