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National Network for Youth (NN4Y) has submitted two comments on important federal agency changes that, if enacted, would impact children, youth, and families experiencing homelessness. When federal agencies want to change their regulations or significantly shift their strategy, they must solicit public comment. This Administration has been revising many [...]

The Supreme Court’s 2024 decision in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson changed the landscape of homelessness policy, making it legally permissible for communities to enforce laws that punish people for sleeping or camping in public spaces, even if they have nowhere else to go

The Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Continuum of Care (CoC) Competition and Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) Grants Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) was posted on June 1, 2026. It provides $4.04 billion in funding for CoCs and for renewals, replacements, or reallocations of current YHDPs, and includes major new [...]

Content Warning This resource discusses suicide, suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts, and mental health crises. Please take care while reading. If you need immediate support, call or text 988 in the United States to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Young people experiencing homelessness face elevated risks [...]

On September 2, 2026, a bipartisan continuing resolution (CR) extending the funding deadline for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 was signed into law. This CR temporarily funds the federal government at its current levels until December 11, 2026. What is in the CR? The primary purpose of [...]

On August 7, 2026, a federal judge issued a ruling on the lawsuit challenging the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Continuum of Care (CoC) Competition and Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) Grants Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). The judge ruled that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) [...]

This blog post was updated on August 26, 2026, to include the new PDP deadline, which was extended to August 31, 2026. Thank you to our partners at the National Homelessness Law Center for providing their input on the legal implications of some provisions. Please Note [...]

The National Network for Youth (NN4Y) is deeply concerned by several provisions included in two recent U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs): Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Continuum of Care Competition and Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program Grants Youth Homelessness NOFO for FY2024 and FY2025 [...]

On July 11, 2026, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act (H.R.6644) became law. The ROAD to Housing Act represents one of the most significant bipartisan federal housing reforms in decades. While the legislation is not specifically focused on youth or young adults, it aims to increase the nation's [...]

The Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 appropriations process is underway and the House has released their funding proposals across federal agencies. These spending levels are not at all final—they are partisan proposals from the House’s Republican majority. Current Status of Appropriations Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), [...]