Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives' Education & Labor Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services held a hearing on "Strengthening Federal Support to End Youth Homelessness." The Subcommittee and witnesses discussed the prevalence, common causes, and effective interventions for youth and young adult homelessness. The hearing, which can be viewed in its entirety here starting at 16:45, provided an excellent venue to raise the profile of these issues in anticipation of the re-introduction of the Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act (RHYTPA) later this Congress. Passage of RHYTPA would be the first full reauthorization of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA) since 2008. RHYA was partially reauthorized last year.
Witnesses for the Subcommittee hearing included:
- Dr. Matthew Morton, Ph.D., M.Sc., Research Fellow, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago
- Dr. Melinda Giovengo, Ph.D., CEO, YouthCare
- Mr. Robert Lowery, Jr., M.S., Vice-President, Missing Children Division, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
- Mr. David Baker, Support Specialist, YMCA Youth & Family Services
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