@YTFG

Youth Transition Funders Group

 United States
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Joined November 2009
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Check out YTFG's new blog series on examples of our well-being framework in action! ytfg.org/blog-series-well-be…

Well-Being Series — YTFG

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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.
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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 ssir.org/articles/entry/heal…

Healing Systems (SSIR)

How recognizing trauma in ourselves, other people, and the systems around us can open up new pathways to solving social problems.

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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 bit.ly/3uqHgCe

Bill Tracker: Protecting Benefits for Foster Youth

A regularly updated tracker of state legislative and policy efforts to protect federal benefits for youth in foster care

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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: endhomelessness.org/blog/hom…

Homelessness and Black History: Access to Housing

The National Alliance to End Homelessness is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization committed to preventing and ending homelessness in the United States.

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A great piece on the win in Massachusetts! masslawyersweekly.com/2024/0…

Attorneys: ‘Mattis’ to have impact beyond those newly eligible for parole

In Commonwealth v. Mattis, by a 4-3 vote, the Supreme Judicial Court became the first state supreme court in the country to decide that sentencing an “emerging adult” aged 18, 19 or 20 to life...

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📢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. linkedin.com/jobs/view/38139… linkedin.com/jobs/view/38140…
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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.  imprintnews.org/top-stories/…

Proposed Federal Bill Would Give Cash Payments to Foster Youth

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

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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: abajournal.com/web/article/i…

Interested in policy supporting homeless youths? ABA group provides guidance

“Best practices have changed, and how this crisis unfolds itself is changing,” says Richard Hooks Wayman, a liaison to the ABA Commission on Homelessness and Poverty. “We thought it was time to...

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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. imprintnews.org/opinion/lgbt…

What We Know About LGBTQ+ Children & Youth in Foster Care

Professor Gerald Mallon writes about the history of discrimination and barriers faced by LGBTQ youth in foster care

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"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. bit.ly/47hPY39
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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.
We Are In@WeAreInKingCo20 Sep 2023
📢 Criminalizing homelessness doesn't just fail to solve the problem. It actually makes it worse, and it costs taxpayers $31,065 a year to criminalize just one person experiencing homelessness. The cost of providing supportive housing? $10,051 per year.
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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. brnw.ch/21wCYot

National Survey: Families Faced Financial Strain When Expanded CTC Expired | CLASP

This report presents findings from a survey of families with children conducted in July 2022 on the impacts of the CTC in the United States and Puerto Rico.

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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!
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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: imprintnews.org/special-seri…

Upstream City: The Future of Family Support in New York City

A collection of columns on the future of family support in New York City written by Nora McCarthy, co-founder of the Family Policy Project.

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“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 bit.ly/3EsYi3V
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“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.” 🔗 bit.ly/3OPIH2X
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🚨 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. decolonizingwealth.com/liber…
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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: bit.ly/44q8wfN
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the @FairFuturesNY coaching model has been expanded to the juvenile justice sector, thanks to @NYCMayor @NYCCouncil - great progress is being made!
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This week, The Center hosted visitors from Community Mediation Services! They took a tour of the Center office, had the opportunity to meet Dashawn from the YAB, and @MediateNYC staff facilitated a back-to-school activity and lunch and learn discussion called “Grades Matter”!
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