The number of youths who run away or are homeless in the U.S. is estimated from 450,000 to around 2.8 million every year. In 1974, the U.S. Congress enacted the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, which provides support for shelters and Transitional Living Programs (TLPs). These shelters ...
It examines how the population and the service environment have changed since passage of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act of 1974 and whether public policies and practices have kept pace with these changes. It looks at social and practice issues confronting providers and policymakers and ...
In October 2017, a couple created a GoFundMe page for a homeless veteran and concocted a heartwarming, but false story that resulted in more than 14,000 people donating more than $400,000. To keep yourself safe, be sure to vet charities before donating using something like the BBB Wise Gi...