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Actions to “Gift” Youth Experiencing Homelessness This Holiday Season

By Maria Duarte, Reprinted from American Youth Policy Forum Setting the Context Missed Opportunities, a first-of-its-kind report by Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, found that 1 in 10 young adults ages 18-25 experienced a form of homelessness over a 12-month period. Approximately 3.5 million young people are largely invisible to society. Particular subpopulations […]

More After-school Suppers Are Key Support For Food-insecure Households, Report Says

By Stell Simonton, Reprinted from Youth Today More kids in after-school programs are getting an evening meal through the program, according to a recent report from Food Research & Action Center (FRAC). An additional 86,900 children received supper through the federal Afterschool Meals Program in October 2019 compared with October in the previous year — […]