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We will not effectively address homelessness in America unless we focus resources and bold investments on young people. Please send an email today to your U.S. Representative and ask them to sign the Yarmuth-Bacon-Davis letter supporting Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 funding for children and youth experiencing homelessness.   The more U.S. [...]

The National Network for Youth is deeply troubled by the increasing anti-LGBT legislation that is being introduced in various states.  All LGBTQ young people need to be heard.  We know that LGBTQ+ youth and young adults experience homelessness at more than twice the rate as their peers and [...]

We are excited to announce that HUD has released the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP). Advocating for funding for this vital program is one of NN4Y’s top priorities as well as report language to expand and improve [...]

The White House has released the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 budget, which officially kicks off the FY23 federal budget cycle. Some highlights specific to our work to prevent and end youth and young adult homelessness are included in the chart below.  This is just the beginning of [...]

The National Network for Youth (NN4Y) is excited to welcome two new board directors! They each bring deep expertise and passion to end youth homelessness. Hillary Evans Vice President of Professional Learning & Public Policy, Philanthropy Southwest “I am truly honored to [...]

On Mar 23, 2022, we submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on the Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities (FSHO) program. In our commentary, we urge HUD not to add additional burdens or make significant changes to FSHO unless those changes have been generated [...]

Hill Day Follow-Up Our 2022 Hill Day was nothing short of a success! In partnership with youth with lived experience and community-based service providers, we educated more than 50 Members of the U.S. Congress as part of our Hill Day. Collectively, we advocated for key policy changes needed to prevent [...]

Congress passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 spending bill, in the form of an omnibus. Omnibus bills are simply packages of budget measures and policy changes. NN4Y advocates for increased funding for programs targeted to youth experiencing homelessness. Congress has not funded these programs at [...]

Don’t miss out on the Earned Income Tax Credit! File your taxes by April 18, 2022. At least 20% of eligible people for the EITC don’t claim this benefit each year – likely because they are unaware they qualify.  More people than ever before qualify for significant new [...]

“I was homeless and forced into trafficking at 18. I bounced from friend to friend and shelter to shelter. I became a mother, got my first apartment, and also got evicted at 19. Despite my efforts to build a brighter future for myself and my daughter [earned an associate's [...]