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November is National Homeless Youth Awareness Month
The number of children and teens living on the street is alarming. The National Center on Family Homelessness released a study last year stating that one in 50 children in the United States is homeless. Another alarming fact is that many teen mothers and their children are among this number.
Often shut-out from their families, fleeing difficult situations, or already living on the streets when they become pregnant, teen parents can be found in shelters or curled up on park benches with their children.
The House and Senate declared November National Homeless Youth Awareness Month in 2007. This month, we'd like to help raise awareness about homeless youth while underscoring the importance of our work. Education is the key to higher wages and a better quality of life for young people. Our critical work helps teen parents earn their college degrees so they can establish their own warm, safe homes for themselves and for their children.
To learn more about youth homelessness:
Stand Up for Kids
Virgin Mobile's Re-Generation USA
National Alliance to End Homelessness
To find out how you can help us as we launch Generation Hope, click here.
- GH
The statistic that 1 out of 50 children is homeless is just devastating. It is also scary that teen mothers and their children also find themselves homeless. There are alot of barriers that teen parents face that can lead them to life on the streets, we need to stop casting teen parents out and start helping them succeed and find stability. The work that Generation Hope is doing is phenomenal, and hopefully keeping more teen parents and children off the street.
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