YTFG

Youth Transition Funders Group

[YTFG @YTFG]

Check out YTFG's new blog series on examples of our well-being framework in action!

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[Raikes Foundation @RaikesFdn]

This week, our team, along with the Office of Homeless Youth and @AWayHomeWA, had the opportunity to share Washington State's recent success in reducing youth and young adult homelessness with our colleagues at the @YTFG Spring Meeting.

[Edgar Villanueva @VillanuevaEdgar]

Healing Trauma in Systems Opens Up New Pathways to Social Change via ⁦@SSIReview⁩ - honored to be named along with amazing leaders working to bring healing to the world. ❤️ #decolonizingwealth #moneyasmedicine https://t.co/ahlpsWFO6G

[The Imprint @TheImprintNews]

More than a dozen states will consider legislation this year to protect federal benefits for youth in #fostercare. Check out our bill summary, which we will update throughout the legislative season https://t.co/Jweo5OVvq5

[Raikes Foundation @RaikesFdn]

Decades of discriminatory housing policy has excluded generations of Black Americans from stable housing & economic growth, leading to Black people being overrepresented among people experiencing homelessness today. More from our partners @endhomelessness: https://t.co/0WqZKCLmhW

[Juvenile Law Center @JuvLaw1975]

A great piece on the win in Massachusetts! https://t.co/Lb5wzRwBQ7

[Redlich Horwitz FDN @rhfdn_NY]

📢RHF Is Hiring

@rhfdn_NY is excited to strengthen our team with two new positions: ​a senior program officer & a grants manager. Join our team to achieve meaningful impact for children and families in NY. Apply by February 14.

https://t.co/c8BqACSPvp

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[The Imprint @TheImprintNews]

Two members of Congress aim to combat homelessness and poverty among former foster youth through no-questions-asked cash payments.

Read the full article below. 
https://t.co/xHbaSKl4Ft

[Raikes Foundation @RaikesFdn]

Preventing youth homelessness requires engaging with many systems—schools, juvenile legal, foster care, and others. @ABA_CHP and many of our partners created a resource that offers model policies and strategies to help states do just that. Read more: https://t.co/H61mitffcF

[The Imprint @TheImprintNews]

In an op-ed for The Imprint, Gerald Mallon shines a light on the historical neglect and discrimination faced by LGBTQ+ youth in child welfare systems.

https://t.co/FdI3Rkja8H

[Raikes Foundation @RaikesFdn]

"The goal is not simply to make homelessness less difficult for children, but to end it altogether.”

We're proud to begin addressing the connected issues faced by students who are homeless and those involved in the foster care and criminal legal systems. https://t.co/s5RVuo2yJX

[Raikes Foundation @RaikesFdn]

Criminalizing homelessness is not the answer. Instead, we need to focus on addressing the root causes of #housinginstability, taking a prevention-first approach that focuses on lifting up individuals, strengthening communities, and building more equitable systems.

[CLASP @CLASP_DC]

Our new report from @CLASP_DC, @UCBerkeley, @nwlc, @TaxPolicyCenter, @CtrSocialPolicy, @ChildDefender, @WeAreUnidosUS, and @ideas42 summarizes the findings from our nationally representative survey of parents about the #ChildTaxCredit. https://t.co/m7gGWhJyhE

[(ARCHIVED) Adrienne Adams @NYCSpeakerAdams]

Proud of @NYCCouncil’s investments to help our youth secure stability, improve academic & career outcomes, and prepare for long-term success. They are the future of our communities & our city.

Congrats @FairFuturesNY on this incredible milestone. Here’s to the next 5 years!

[The Imprint @TheImprintNews]

In case you missed it: The Imprint has just published the last of a 12-column series on the future of family support in New York City written by Nora McCarthy, co-founder of the Family Policy Project.

Check out Upstream City now:

https://t.co/kthOzFRs1Q

[Raikes Foundation @RaikesFdn]

“We must learn to view investment in our communities as homeless prevention. By investing in mental health and substance abuse programs, we aren’t just treating symptoms of homelessness—we’re investing in prevention as well” @invisiblepeople #homelessness https://t.co/wPmPJHym1R

[SchoolHouse Connection @SchoolHouseConn]

“The world knows ‘homeless’ as a guy on the corner, begging for money,” @Newport_IndServices, Tools, and Empowerment program coordinator Kristy McNally said. “This [student homelessness] is an invisible population that people do not really understand.” 🔗 https://t.co/tYcs1CYE7k

[Decolonizing Wealth Project @DecolonizWealth]

🚨 DEADLINE EXTENDED 🚨

Proposals for the #Case4Reparations Fund will now be due on September 7 at 5pm PST!

Applications are submitted through the platform JustFund. Those without an existing account are encouraged to create one as soon as possible.

https://t.co/s5bvLtqFKs

[Raikes Foundation @RaikesFdn]

Youth #homelessness takes many forms—from young children living in shelters with their families to runaway teens couch-surfing. How differing definitions of homelessness prevent youth from accessing resources that could help them find stable housing: https://t.co/qpqgmFCP4Y

[katie napolitano @KatieNapolitano]

the @FairFuturesNY coaching model has been expanded to the juvenile justice sector, thanks to @NYCMayor @NYCCouncil - great progress is being made!