Volunteers and outreach workers in Frederick County will be surveying young people experiencing housing instability — an undercounted group that is sometimes called the “invisible population.” Starting Monday, the Student Homelessness Initiative Partnership of Frederick County will ask people under the age of 25, who are independent from their parents and do not currently have […]
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Congress Passes Final FY22 Budget – FAFSA Fixes Proceed on Time
On March 10, 2022, Congress passed a legislative package including over $1.5 trillion for the final fiscal year 2022 (FY22) budget. Overall, the bill provides modest increases for education, early care, homeless, and housing programs, including: $114 million for the McKinney-Vento Act’s Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY) program. This is a 7% increase […]
UMB News: Connecting With Youth Experiencing Homelessness Across Maryland
Youth REACH (Reach Out, Engage, Assist and Count to end Homelessness) MD is launching its fourth survey and census of youth and young adults who are on their own and experiencing homelessness and housing instability across the state. The survey helps identify the number of youth experiencing homelessness and seeks to understand both their experiences […]
Howard County to Conduct 2022 Youth REACH Count to Identify Homeless Youth
ELLICOTT CITY, MD – Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced a 2022 Youth REACH (Reach out, Engage, Assist, and Count to end Homelessness) count from March 1 through March 14 with the Department of Community Resources and Services (DCRS). The count is a statewide effort to address – and ultimately prevent – youth homelessness in […]
Changes to Tuition Waiver
Legislative changes have been made to the Homeless Youth Waiver. Previously, students had to be considered “unaccompanied” to qualify, but that is no longer the case. The Maryland Tuition Waiver for Homeless Youth is available to students enrolled in an associate or vocational certificate, who experience homelessness or being at risk of homelessness, as defined […]
“There’s Much More to Be Done:” Lessons Learned From the First Maryland Higher Education and Youth Homelessness Convening
Article published on School House Connection on January 14, 2021. “In mid-December, the Coalition to End Youth Homelessness in Maryland and the University of Maryland – College Park’s Fostering Terp Success Program hosted a virtual convening for Maryland higher education institutions and community organizers to discuss new research and best practices for students experiencing homelessness. Over 40 […]
Youth Homelessness Must Be Made Visible Through Systems Collaboration
The SSW’s Amanda Miller wrote an editorial that appears at YouthToday.org on the topic of “Youth Homelessness Must Be Made Visible Through Systems Collaboration.” Miller is the housing and homelessness program manager at The Institute for Innovation & Implementation at the University of Maryland School of Social Work in Baltimore.
New Report Finds 3,000 Maryland Youth Experiencing Homelessness
Youth REACH MD releases findings of unaccompanied youth and young adults experiencing homelessness across Maryland Nearly 3,000 youth and young adults were identified as under the age of 25, not in the care of a parent or guardian, and lacking a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, according to Youth REACH MD’s most recent survey on […]
2018 Youth Count Findings Released!
In the spring of 2018, Youth REACH MD conducted its third Youth Count across 20 counties in Maryland. The results are in! Almost 3,000 youth were identified as on their own and struggling with housing in Maryland in the last year. You can read more about these findings in our 2018 report. A special thank […]
Thousands of Md. youth are homeless; African-American, LGBT youth represented disproportionately
“…Homelessness looks different for young people than for adults, advocates say, starting with the reasons they’re driven there in the first place. Some are homeless as a result of the death, incarceration or substance abuse of a parent, or overcrowding in their homes. Others run away, age out of foster care or leave a juvenile […]