“…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
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 […]
Youth homeless survey shows vastly more young people in need
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 […]
Building Trust & Support for Homeless Youth in OST Programs
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 […]
Youth REACH MD Releases Phase 2 Report
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 […]
Youth Reach MD on WJZ
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/
Youth Reach MD interviewed on iHeart Radio
With Maryland Delegate Mary Washington and Ryan Shannahan
Youth Reach Maryland Coalition conducts census
For the very first time, there is a concerted effort to count the number of homeless youth living on the streets. 11 News joined the Youth Reach Maryland Coalition, the group counting this population. It took only minutes for them to identify homeless youth under the age of 24 because formerly homeless youth are called upon […]
Our Closing Message
The 2015 Youth REACH MD Survey period has closed. The Department of Housing and Community Development, Delegate Mary Washington, the University of Maryland, and the rest of the Youth REACH MD Coalition would like to sincerely thank all those who participated. We would especially like to thank the numerous youth ambassadors, volunteers, and partners that […]
Hope & Homelessness
An increase over the past decade in the number of homeless children in Frederick County is worrying. In 2006, the number was 39. Now, it’s 87, according to point-in-time data from the Metropolitan Washington-Council of Governments and the U.S. Census Bureau. The number of homeless children is higher than its peak in 2008 and 2009, […]
