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National Network for Youth has been working in Pennsylvania for several years, supporting multiple communities in PA to center youth with lived expertise to advance local systemic change that prevents and ends youth homelessness. State Policy Work: PA Legislative Advocacy Committee for Ending Youth & Young Adult Homelessness [...]

The National Network for Youth (NN4Y) was proud to sign a 2021 letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) requesting them to issue guidance to combat the exorbitant fines and fees too often imposed on youth involved in the legal system.   NN4Y is proud to announce that the [...]

At NN4Y’s annual Federal Agency Roundtable Discussion, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced new guidance that addresses one of the longstanding recommendations we have been making to DOL regarding waiving parental signature requirements. Training and Employment guidance letter no. 09-22 published March 2, 2023 is Workforce Innovation and [...]

[March 1, 2023] In collaboration with Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL), five NN4Y National Youth Advisory Council members hosted a congressional briefing in the Capitol Visitor Center. The purpose of this briefing was to advance their collective advocacy agenda of policy solutions to prevent and end youth and young [...]

[March 3, 2023] NN4Y was honored to host our ninth annual Federal Agency Roundtable Discussion at the Hyatt on Capitol Hill. Our federal agency partners joined us to discuss the importance of advancing a multi-system strategy to prevent and end youth and young adult homelessness. This discussion kicks off [...]

U.S. Senate Congressionally Directed Spending for FY24: New Federal Funding to Help Prevent + End Youth Homelessness $1.4 trillion in discretionary spending annually The U.S. Senate has released guidance and deadlines for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 congressionally directed spending (the new earmarks) with the Department of Labor, Health and [...]

Left to Right: Isaiah, 2019 and Dashone, 2020 The National Network for Youth was honored to be invited to attend Kate Capshaw’s first solo exhibition on February 16, 2023 in Columbus, Georgia. Kate painted portraits of youth who experienced homelessness. These young people were served by five [...]

ACT BY MARCH 17 TO SUPPORT FUNDING FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS A bipartisan “Dear Colleague” letter is circulating in the U.S. House of Representatives that calls for $300 million for the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA) program and $800 million for the McKinney-Vento Act’s Education for [...]

What is in the FY 2023 Omnibus to Prevent and End Youth Homelessness? (December 21, 2022) The U.S. Senate and House are expected to pass the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 spending bill in the form of an omnibus. An omnibus bill includes multiple bills, budget measures, and policy changes. [...]

On November 16th, the National Network for Youth (NN4Y) and National Safe Place Network (NSPN) presented outgoing Congressman John Yarmuth (D-KY). On November 30th, NN4Y presented Senator Leahy (D-VT) with a lifetime achievement award. These lifetime achievement awards were presented because of their leadership and commitment to improving policies [...]