Media Coverage of TAY Issues
Center for American Progress advocates for nat’l Runaway & Homeless Youth Act to focus on LBGT youth
“The current version of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act makes no mention of gay and transgender youth despite their disproportionate numbers among the youth homeless population and evidence that they face such trying and dangerous circumstances on the streets and in shelters…”
Source: Mellissa Dunn, Center for American Progress, May 11, 2012
The Nation magazine talks with Jobs for the Future about vocational education for transitional age youth
“In a new book, Schooling in the Workplace, Nancy Hoffman of Jobs for the Future argues the United States should adopt a Swiss-style vocational education system, in which students in their last two years of high school have the option of participating in highly structured workplace apprenticeships, working for pay several days per week and spending the rest of the time in the classroom…”
Source: Dana Goldstein, the Nation, May 4, 2012
L.A. Times editorial cautions against removing California’s Division of Juvenile Justice too soon
“It would be far too easy to close the Division of Juvenile Justice and send California’s most troubled and difficult young offenders to counties — and to forget them…”
Source: Los Angeles Times, March 27, 2012
Supervisor Jane Kim and Larkin Street’s Sherilyn Adams celebrate opening of Aarti Hotel to formerly homeless youth
The youth came from Larkin Street’s Routz program, formerly homeless at-risk youth with mental health needs. The residents range in age from 18 to 24…”
Source: Kat Anderson, Fogcityjournal.com, March 26, 2012
Washington Post chronicles nation’s homeless LGBT youth and efforts to help them
“’We’ve won battles for gay marriage and gays in the military,” says Carl Siciliano, founder and executive director of the New York-based Ali Forney Center, the nation’s largest organization for LGBT youth. “This is the next frontier, the next battle: helping these youths’…”
Source: Associated Press, Washington Post, March 8, 2012
New York Times tracks San Francisco Youth Justice Committee’s efforts to allow outdoor recreation space for juvenile offenders
“‘I spent two full years in juvenile hall, always wishing I could go outside more,” said Angel Carrion, 20, one of the youth commissioners. Mr. Carrion was released in 2009, after earning a G.E.D., and now works with juveniles in the justice system…
Source: Trey Bundy, New York Times, February 25, 2012
San Francisco Examiner reports on need for youth in foster care to have option of extended care
‘It kind of threw me off for the first month,’ Evans said, recalling the sudden responsibility of having to pay his own bills and shop for his own groceries. Evans, now 20, lives by himself in a Daly City apartment. He is taking general studies courses at City College of San Francisco and hopes to become an auto mechanic.
But while he said he was thriving on his own, he was happy to hear about a new law that will let current foster children stay in the system until they turn 21…”
Source: Amy Crawford, San Francisco Examiner, January 8, 2012
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New York Times reports on drop in aid for child care while need increases
“BALTIMORE — With states under pressure to cut their budgets and federal stimulus money gone, low-income working parents are facing a paradox. Just when they have to work longer hours to make ends meet, they are losing access to the thing they need most to stay on the job: a government subsidy that helps pay for child care…”
Source: Sabrina Tavernise, NYTimes, December 13, 2011
L.A. Times showcases state-wide extension of foster care starting 2012
To ensure that the funds behind the new law are leveraged to their full potential, more needs to be done to figure out what types of assistance work best for which types of youth…”
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SF Chronicle profiles Youth Commissioner on her life work with LGBT homeless youth
“Considering that she spent the better part of two years without reliable shelter, 20-year-old Mia has built a resume to make any trust-funded Ivy Leaguer blush.
She has toured the country to raise awareness of homophobic policies on college campuses…
Source: David Wagner, San Francisco Chronicle, November 25, 2011
