A2 (1/2): Youth homelessness often affects youth who've already experienced other systems. Research shows that 20% of the children who were in foster care will become instantly homeless upon turning 18. During transition periods, youth need to know what resources are available.

A2 (2/2): They ALSO need those resources to be accessible and youth-friendly. TNOYS' resources like the TAY Guides aim to do just that. tnoys.org/tay-life-skill… See what former TNOYS YALC and AmeriCorps member Brenda had to say on the topics as well. #TNOYSTOWNHALL

A4 (1/2): Listening to what they have to say is a very important 1st step. Youth r the experts in their own lives & they know what they need. TNOYS' embeds YYA voice in all of the work we do at every stage of our youth engagement roadmap from beginning to end.

A4 (2/2): We use our youth engagement roadmap to include youth voice in our listening sessions with young adults, we amplify youth voice by including youth in the planning and content creation stages of important projects, and we give them seats at all our tables.

A5: YYA transitioning out of systems and into adulthood don't understand how to access or use health insurance which can lead to long-term negative outcomes #socialdeterminantsofhealth. YYA need youth friendly health information and coverage. #endyouthhomelessness #TNOYSTownHall

A6: The pandemic caused a lot of disruptions for youth when it comes to work and school. TNOYS has worked to support Opportunity Youth through our new Texas Emerging Leaders Board Program. See what a YYA in our listening session had to say about the pandemic below. #TNOYSTownHall

A6 (2/2): Hearing positive COVID-19 experiences, correct info, & similar experiences may be the tipping point to give another YYA courage to get vaccinated. Here's what YALC member, Montoya, had to say about peer to peer COVID-19 learning:

A7 (1/2): One of TNOYS' priorities is increasing investment in prevention & early intervention programs and increasing access to mental health support for young people - all things that can address causes of youth homelessness. #TNOYSTownHall #endyouthhomelessness

A7 (2/2): Some of TNOYS' members in these focus areas include: Project Protect Our Children @mgphouston ConnectionsIFS Serving Children and Adults in Need, Inc. SAFE Roy Maas Youth Alternatives All Things Made New CitySquare the Montrose Center zGen Project LifeWorks Austin #TNOYSTownHall #endyouthhomelessness

A7: In the 88th legislative session Texas Network of Youth Services (TNOYS) aims to increase state funding to provide housing and homelessness services to YYA, building on the $3 million per biennium funding TNOYS secured during the 86th. TX YYA need your help #txlege to #endyouthhomelessness. #TNOYSTownHall

Trans Texans and our loved ones are at the #txlege once again to tell our lawmakers to vote NO on #SB14 — a bill that will ban essential health care for trans youth. We all deserve to thrive as we truly are, regardless of our race or gender.

SB 14, which threatens the lives and wellbeing of trans and non-binary Texans, will be heard on the House Floor today. God loves trans people. He makes us all in his image. And I will continue to fight for my friends and neighbors’ right to be who they are. #txlege

.@AdriPerezTX, organizing director of Texas Freedom Network, is forcibly restrained. They are asking at end of video to return to the gallery to get their glasses. #SB14 #txlege

only fascists ban healthcare for kids. reminder, gender-affirming care reduces suicide risk among gender-expansive people by 73%. votes in support of this bill are okay with kids committing suicide. is this the texas we want? cis is so natural, it's legislated.

‼️ A multimillion dollar, international, cross-agency, joint-domain maritime search and rescue operation has been launched to ensure lives aren't needlessly lost in the #Titanic submersible. Now if only this was the 700 migrants who drowned last week while authorities looked on.