Liz Harding, an up and coming law student, founded "the Southern Legal Center for Youth (SLCY), the first legal aid organization in Georgia to provide free civil legal services specifically to young people aged 12-24 who are at risk of or currently experiencing homelessness." Learn about Liz's important working in combating youth homelessness.
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.
Watch - NowLearn how the American Bar Association’s Homeless Youth Legal Network has identified promising practices within the legal system as well as service gaps to inform advocacy awareness-raising efforts in the U.S. and internationally.
Help us map existing legal services for youth experiencing homelessness around the globe by completing this survey. For more information or if you have any questions, please contact [email protected].
This free new resource is critical in guiding state and local level advocacy efforts on topics such as access to education, employment, vital documents, health, housing, and more.
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.
Purchase - HereThis directory includes information that legal providers have shared with the ABA Homeless Youth Legal Network regarding the services they provide to youth experiencing or at risk for homelessness.
If you believe your organization should be included in the HYLN Directory, please complete this survey.
HYLN has collected numerous resources from the ABA and other organizations related to the representation of youth experiencing homelessness. Please contact Kelly Russo (202-662-1699) if you have additional resources for consideration.
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.
We welcome you to join us. Lawyers working in government or legal/public service not-for-profit organizations engaged primarily in legal- or policy-based advocacy for low income persons qualify for reduced dues as members of the American Bar Association.
Support youth experiencing homelessness and the attorneys and advocates serving them by advancing education, technical assistance, toolkits, and other resources.
