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Youth Homelessness Must Be Made Visible Through Systems Collaboration

July 15, 2019 By YRMD

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.

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New Report Finds 3,000 Maryland Youth Experiencing Homelessness

July 3, 2019 By YRMD

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 […]

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2018 Youth Count Findings Released!

June 6, 2018 By YRMD

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 […]

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Thousands of Md. youth are homeless; African-American, LGBT youth represented disproportionately

December 4, 2017 By YRMD

“…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 […]

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Youth REACH MD Press Release on the Upcoming Youth Count

February 28, 2017 By YRMD

Youth REACH MD—a coalition of state and local partners—is conducting a youth outreach effort March 1 through April 15 across nine regions in Maryland to better understand and address youth homelessness and improve outcomes for youth and young adults in Maryland. This survey and census of youth and young adults who are on their own and experiencing […]

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Youth homeless survey shows vastly more young people in need

December 14, 2016 By YRMD

BALTIMORE, Md. – More than 1,400 people under 25 years old do not have a stable place to sleep at night in Maryland. A statistic that shows a huge disparity between a groundbreaking study by the University of Maryland and the federally mandated national survey by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Originally HUD’s […]

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Building Trust & Support for Homeless Youth in OST Programs

July 26, 2016 By YRMD

Finding ways to prevent youth homelessness on Maryland’s rural Eastern Shore. When Xavia Palmer turned 19, she left her foster home on Maryland’s rural Eastern Shore for the suburbs of Washington, D.C., hoping to make it on her own. She enrolled in an independent living program, found a job and started saving a small stash […]

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Youth REACH MD Releases Phase 2 Report

May 24, 2016 By YRMD

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Youth REACH MD has issued its findings from the 2015 demonstration count in our new Phase 2 report! More than 1,200 youth and young adults participated in the count across 8 Maryland jurisdictions. Check out the report to learn more about the count and what we found HERE. Thanks to all who participated and who contributed to the […]

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Youth Reach MD on WJZ

December 8, 2015 By YRMD

Gigi Barnett spoke with Dr. Teresa Diaz-Montes, Delegate Mary Washington, Ryan Shannahan, Ursula V. Battle and Dr. Gregory William Branch. http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2015/12/06/on-time-december-6-2015/    

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Youth Reach MD interviewed on iHeart Radio

November 10, 2015 By YRMD Leave a Comment

With Maryland Delegate Mary Washington and Ryan Shannahan

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