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NN4Y Opposes Amendments to FY 2024 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Spending Bill U.S. Congress barely  avoided a shutdown by passing a continuing resolution on September 30th, which will maintain government funding until November 17th. Unfortunately, amendments to the bills that need to be voted [...]

On August 30, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its proposed overtime regulations that specify that most employees earning less than $55,068 per year would be entitled to overtime compensation, regardless of whether they are currently classified as executive, administrative, or professional (white-collar) workers. DOL is accepting public [...]

The House and Senate remain far apart in reaching an agreement on Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 funding levels. U.S. Senate: Earlier this week, Leader Schumer (D-NY) unveiled a bipartisan agreement on a short-term continuing resolution (CR) that would prevent a  government shutdown and would fund the government until November [...]

In July 2023, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to repromulgate the 2016 HHS Grants Rule, which reinforces nondiscrimination protections based on age, disability, sex, race, color, national origin, religion, gender identity, and sexual orientation. The National Network for Youth [...]

Youth experiencing homelessness are at-risk of human trafficking with one in five youth being trafficked for sex, labor, or both while homeless. NN4Y strongly encourages all youth service provider staff to be trained in identifying and preventing human trafficking. To further this priority, NN4Y partnered with the McCain Institute [...]

On August 15, 2023, the Homeless Children and Youth Act (H.R. 5221) was reintroduced by U.S. Representatives Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ-11), Bill Posey (R-FL-08), Delia Ramirez (D-IL-03), and Don Bacon (R-NE-02). Most children, youth, and families experiencing homelessness are shut out of homeless assistance because they do not meet the [...]

Federal 2024 Budget: Current Status + Take Action to End Youth Homelessness House and Senate Appropriations Committees have both passed their spending bills for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 out of committee. This post gives you a summary of what was included in each bill relevant to NN4Ys work to [...]

The National Network for Youth joined Path to Progress, Rise, Generation Ratify, Gen-Z for Change, Sunrise Movement, and Voters of Tomorrow to release a statement in response to some of the Supreme Court’s recent decisions. We are particularly concerned about the impact the court’s decisions may have on youth- [...]

By Carl Siciliano, Founder/Senior Director of Technical Assistance of the Ali Forney Center and designated “Champion of Change” by the Obama White House for his work on behalf of homeless LGBTQ youth. In 2002, when I founded the Ali Forney Center, I could count the programs offering dedicated [...]

The increasing wave of legislative assaults targeting the rights and freedoms of the LGBTQI+ community underscores the urgent need for federal action to safeguard the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals. Despite being only halfway through 2023, over 75 anti-LGBTQI+ bills have already been signed [...]