Treating education and housing stability as disconnected silos is a recipe for disaster. Some schools have figured that out. While housing>shelter, no student should have to do homework under the dome light of a car or a street lamp. hechingerreport.org/a-shelter-in-a… The Hechinger Report

Powerful session on needs of students exp. homelessness & foster care. Struck by Earl Edwards, Ph.D. point that schools never part of problem statement on homelessness, so they aren't considered part of solution. Great insight from Dr. Matt Morton Joseph Bishop, Kenyon Lee Whitman, Erin Simon.

Excited my bill to prevent youth homelessness was just signed into law! By providing the supports #youth & young adults need to find & keep safe, stable housing, we can break the cycle of #homelessness before it starts. #waleg nbcrightnow.com/news/inslee-pa…

Lots of us "excited to see the influx of funding geared toward reducing the pipeline of young people who exit public care systems like foster care or hospitals and wind up homeless"! Thx to young ppl, advocates, electeds & agency folks making this happen. seattletimes.com/seattle-news/h…

On May 12, 2022, HUD’s Office of PD&R will host a Quarterly Update event focused on the intersectionality of youth homelessness. Register now to join in the discussion: bit.ly/3MeQ29G #homelessness Dr. Matt Morton @Richard_S_Cho Casey Trupin @raikesfdn Chapin Hall USICHgov

It was an incredible honor to be Art Longworth's atty. Art taught me so much about how systems wrong ppl. But more importantly, he & this case reinforced how right it is to give a second chance to people who never got a first chance. crosscut.com/news/2022/04/a… @Crosscut Claudia Rowe

Excited to moderate this panel of amazing young advocates and other great thinkers today! Dr. Matt Morton Covenant House AK Department of Housing and Urban Development USICHgov

Check out the 7th brief from our Voices of the Youth Count study, which highlights actions child welfare systems can take to prevent young people who have been in foster care from experiencing homelessness: bit.ly/3rZxQJb. Dr. Matt Morton #FosterCareMonth #EndYouthHomelessness

The huge number of young people who receive inpatient or residential behavioral health treatment and then experience homelessness is stunning. Excited that Manatt Health is highlighting strategies that can disrupt this troubling pathway into youth homelessness. Raikes Foundation

#NewOpportunities is a bold effort to prevent, not just mitigate, youth homelessness. Our nation will soon have a prevention plan, guided by those closest to the issue and based on research. It's what young ppl & families have been asking for for decades. youtu.be/rKF2JZjoW1g

For more on this initiative: chapinhall.org/project/new-op… Chapin Hall

Not sure what that closed caption is all about, but I'm going to spend the rest of the day trying to decipher its meaning. "Last night Stacy smile"? Funders Together to End Homelessness A Way Home America @KimberlyAWaller

“This year, Walla Walla County became just the fourth community in the U.S., and second in Washington, to achieve a measurable reduction in youth and young adult homelessness.” Op-Ed in the Seattle Times written by Tim Meliah, ACI Lead in Walla Walla. seattletimes.com/opinion/lesson…

Washington state is making progress on prevention of youth homelessness, but it will take a lot of effort in the years to come. Read/listen to WA wants to secure housing for youth exiting state care | Crosscut crosscut.com/news/2022/08/w… @Crosscut Youth Today Chapin Hall

The stories in Samantha M. Shapiro's latest for NYT Magazine are the heart wrenching reason behind much of our work. For more about the early signs of youth #homelessness in rural America and how it becomes a barrier to education: nyti.ms/3RhvlvO

The 2022 State Index on Youth Homelessness Report is live! See how your state is addressing youth homelessness: youthstateindex.com

4.2 million young people experience homelessness in the U.S. I applaud pointsourceyouth for working to make a difference, and Washington state for leading the way. Find out more about their new initiative to prevent youth homelessness in 5 communities: bit.ly/3p6js3X

Actually preventing young people from experiencing homelessness is often possible but rarely a major piece of our homelessness strategies. Senator Patty Murray is working on legislation that will go a long ways towards fixing this & making sure few young people ever sleep on the streets.

This new book, Model State Statutes: Youth and Young Adult #Homelessness, offers model policies, strategies and insights on topics including education, immigration, LGBTQIA2S+ issues, healthcare, housing, employment, and others. Learn more: bit.ly/48ONlYb

First time funding from Senator Patty Murray will establish a new youth homelessness prevention effort at the federal level. This will reduce homelessness across populations and lead to many more young people living in stable housing and never knowing what homelessness is like.