Homeless Youth Legal Network

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When you think of preventing youth homelessness, what typically comes to mind? Despite playing a critical role in supporting youth who are experiencing homelessness, legal professionals are often overlooked in the field of youth homelessness prevention. Learn from the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness about the unique role that lawyers can play in preventing youth homelessness in Canada, the U.S., and around the globe.

Educating Students Experiencing Homelessness (5th Ed.)

This revised edition addresses the federal educational mandates related to homeless students under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. The manual provides innovative strategies for educators and school administrators, state coordinators and policymakers, and advocates and attorneys to play a role in ensuring the education rights of children and youth experiencing homelessness.

The American Bar Association created the Homeless Youth Legal Network to increase legal services for youth and young adults experiencing homelessness. The Network provides information and fosters collaboration to help attorneys and other advocates address gaps in legal services, and improve outcomes for homeless youth and young adults—including those transitioning from the child welfare system and exiting the juvenile justice system. The Network’s focus includes civil legal matters, juvenile and criminal defense, and policy/systems change for minors as well as young adults through at least age 25.