National Network for Youth

NN4Y is on Capitol Hill! Yesterday, we joined SchoolHouse Connection and Covenant House International to meet with Members of Congress about the Housing for #Homeless Students Act (H.R.7278). This bill would fix the “student rule,” expanding #LIHTC's eligibility and significantly decreasing the number of college students who experience homelessness. Learn more 👉 https://lnkd.in/eXBRzUdS

One of many tweaks that would make the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program more accessible to those who need it most--including homeless youth who want to go to school full-time to build a more stable future, like those served by HomePlate Youth Services in Washington County!

Check out this urgent & EASY way to #advocate for critical funding for our most vulnerable youth and families! The link below from National Network for Youth provides a simple way to contact your elected officials in support of the Runaway & Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act: https://lnkd.in/g_udvV73

Congress might be in recess, but advocacy never stops! Proud to represent SchoolHouse Connection on Capitol Hill today alongside our friends from the National Network for Youth to advocate for policies to improve the lives of children, youth, and families experiencing homelessness. #EducationChangesLives Learn more at https://lnkd.in/eTgA3KvT

New Fact Sheet Alert! The Housing for Homeless Students Act (HHSA) is a no-cost legislation that would allow full-time students, including young people and veterans experiencing #homelessness, to qualify to live in affordable housing built with the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (#LIHTC). HHSA would positively impact postsecondary graduation rates and job attainment among students who are experiencing or have experienced homelessness. https://lnkd.in/eXBRzUdS

Education has a powerful role to play in preventing and ending youth homelessness. Make sure to bookmark these resources!

"Every year in the U.S., more than 4 million young Americans aged 13–25 experience some form of #homelessness ... Darla Bardine, Executive Director of National Network for Youth (NN4Y) adds that a significant percent of these kids engage in survival sex. That's thousands of kids being forced to do what I did to eat and find shelter." https://lnkd.in/ekFHS76h

RHYTPA, a bipartisan bill in the House and Senate , is accepting cosponsors! It will comprehensively update and reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA) and is crucial to ending youth #homelessness. For over 50 years, the RHYA program has been preventing trafficking, identifying survivors, and providing housing and service options to youth in need. Learn more about the #RHYTPA and RHYA, if your Representatives are currently cosponsors, and how to send a message urging them to support RHYTPA if they aren't. https://lnkd.in/gXy5dT8V

August is a critical time to reach out to your representatives! It gives Hill staff the opportunity to read the bill and write a memo recommending that their boss cosponsor RHYTPA because of the impact the bill will have on their district's capacity to support programs tackling youth homelessness. Please join us in taking action! 👇 👇