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New Rule for Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs
The Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) published a final rule today reflecting existing statutory requirements in the Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) Act and changes made via the Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act of 2008. The RHY final rule details additional requirements that apply to the Basic Center, Transitional Living, and Street Outreach Programs, including non-discrimination, background checks, outreach, and training, and establishes program performance standards for RHY grantees providing services to eligible youth and their families. Performance standards build on standards already used as priorities in funding opportunity announcements and awards. This rule also updates procedures for soliciting and awarding grants.
Click here to read the final rule. |
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Recorded USICH Webinar Available: Preparing for the 2017 PIT Count
Recorded USICH Webinar Available: Preparing for the 2017 PIT Count
On Monday, November 21, 2016, the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness hosted a webinar highlighting promising practices for counting youth and included Federal partners from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, and the U.S. Department of Education, as well as Chapin Hall and the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. Participants shared recently published resources, early lessons learned from the national Voices of Youth Count initiative led by Chapin Hall, highlights from a local youth count, and recommendations on integrating efforts to count youth as part of the broader PIT count.
To view the recording of the webinar, go to: https://www.usich.gov/tools-for-action/webinar-preparing-for-the-2017-pit-count-promising-practices-for-counting-youth |
National Briefing Call on Human Trafficking
Runaway and Homeless Youth Program National Briefing Call: "Human Trafficking Among Runaway and Homeless Youth - Challenges, Needs, and Best Practices"
Dear Runaway and Homeless Youth Grantee,
You are invited to join Polaris on a National Briefing Call to discuss human trafficking and its impact on runaway and homeless youth (RHY) programs. This National Briefing Call will be an opportunity to share experiences and your work with RHY victims/survivors of sex and labor trafficking.
During the call, we will also discuss staff training needs, program capacity, barriers to victim identification and response, prevention resources, and the role of RHY in the anti-trafficking field. Come prepared with questions and comments that reflect your experience working with RHY victims/survivors of human trafficking. Registration is required to participate in this call with Polaris.
When: Thursday, October 27, 2016
Time: 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. ET
Registration link: https://nspn.adobeconnect.com/htbriefingcall/event/event_info.html
Moderators: Valerie Schmitt, MSW, LSW Manager, Advisory Services Polaris
Rory O'Brien Associate, Advisory Services Polaris |
Request for Statements of Interest for the National Advisory Committee on the Trafficking of Children and Youth
Request for Statements of Interest for the National Advisory Committee on the Trafficking of Children and Youth in the United States (Deadline: July 20)
The Administration for Children and Families within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announces an opportunity to advise the Secretary and the Attorney General on practical and general policies concerning improvements to the Nation's response to the trafficking of children and youth in the United States. The National Advisory Committee on the Trafficking of Children and Youth in the United States (Advisory Committee) is authorized by the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-183).
To be considered for participation in the Advisory Committee, please submit a completed Statement of Interest form by 5:00 PM EST on July 20, 2016. The Statement of Interest Form, resume, and optional letters can be emailed to [email protected]. Please contact Kate Cooper at 202-205-4554 with questions.
Learn more about this opportunity at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/endtrafficking/forms |
HHS Factsheet on Health Coverage for Homeless and At-Risk Youth Now Available
HHS Factsheet on Health Coverage for Homeless and At-Risk Youth
Homeless and at-risk youth are likely to be eligible for health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The ACA vastly simplifies and expands access to affordable health care to most Americans, including low-income and homeless youth, and allows states to expand eligibility for Medicaid. Health coverage under the ACA can help connect young people with supports to address these challenges as well as primary care.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has created a factsheet on health coverage for homeless and at-risk youth. This factsheet describes eligibility, what services are covered, and how to sign up. You may access this factsheet at: https://aspe.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/198441/HomelessHealth.pdf. Please share with others who connect homeless youth to health care services.
If you have questions, please feel free to reach out to Amanda Benton at [email protected]. |
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