Housing Homeless Youth

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National Alliance to End Homelessness

Federal Policy Brief | March 6, 2009

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Increase funding to $2.2 billion for HUD’s McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Grants Program and continue the rapid re-housing for families program.  Homeless youth require housing programs tailored to meet the demands of transition from adolescence to adulthood on an individual basis.  This paper explores housing options for young people experiencing homelessness.