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Runaway and Homeless Youth

Resource: Affirming and Supporting LGBTQ Children and Youth in Child Welfare

This fact sheet presents statistics on increased risks for LGBTQ youth and provides information on how child welfare systems can avoid harmful practices and use healthy approaches when working with LGBTQ children and youth. Learn more.  

Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) Competitive NOFO for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issues this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to invite applications from eligible applicants for the program and purpose described within this NOFO. Prospective applicants should carefully read all instructions in all sections to avoid sending an incomplete or ineligible application. HUD ...

Website: National Foster Care Month

The redesigned National Foster Care Month website has launched. The website provides information on the history of the National Foster Care Month initiative, links to relevant resources for this May observance, personal narratives from the Reflections: Stories of Foster Care series, and tools to raise awareness about National Foster Care ...

Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program

1. NOFO Highlights HUD will select up to 25 communities to participate in the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) to develop and execute a coordinated community approach to preventing and ending youth homelessness. Only CoC Collaborative Applicants may apply for a community under this NOFO [Section III.A] Community selection applications ...

Weekly Office Hours: COVID-19 Planning and Response for Homeless Assistance Providers

HUD’s Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) invites homeless assistance providers and their partners to participate in Office Hours to discuss COVID-19 planning and response on Fridays from 2:30 to 4:00 PM ET. Presenters from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HUD, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ...

Resource: Human Trafficking Prevention: Strategies for Runaway and Homeless Youth Settings Brief

This issue brief (PDF, 16 pages) explores strategies to integrate human trafficking prevention into Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) programs. These strategies emphasize the vital role that trauma informed RHY programs can play in the prevention of sex and labor trafficking among runaway and homeless youth. Learn more (PDF, 16 ...

Resource: Let's Talk Podcast - The Offical National Runaway Safeline Podcast

The Let’s Talk podcast elevates voices of young people as they share their stories and highlights the complexities and intersections that are witnessed by the 4.2 million young people experiencing homelessness across the United States each year. The podcast launched in November, National Runaway Prevention Month. Learn more. ...

Resource: Let’s Talk: Runaway Prevention Curriculum

This free, evidence-based, interactive, 14 module curriculum is intended to educate young people about alternatives to running away and to build life skills so that youth can resolve problems without resorting to running away or unsafe behavior. The curriculum is primarily designed for youth ages 10-20, but can be adapted ...

Report: 2020 Crisis Services and Prevention

This report (PDF, 16 pages) illustrates voluntarily-provided data from youth under the age of 21 who connected with NRS in 2020 through the 1-800-RUNAWAY hotline and the various digital services offered through 1800RUNAWAY.org (live chat, email, and forum). Learn more.

Resource: National Runaway Safeline (NRS) | (1800runaway.org)

This Safeline for runaway youth and youth experiencing homelessness has staff available 24/7 to listen and offer confidential, non-directive, and non-judgmental support. The site provides free services, trained staff, and call, text, email, chat, or forum support as well resources for youth, concerned adults, and service providers. Learn more. ...
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