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FOX 7 News Austin
FOX 7 News Austin – Youth in Action Capitol Day Coverage
Today hundreds of children in the welfare system will be in Austin for Youth in Action Capitol Day. We are live from the Capitol for more on what this day is all about.
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Houston Chronicle
Gendron: State Must Address Youth Homelessness
The Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs (TDHCA) last month delivered to state lawmakers the findings of Youth Count Texas!, the first-ever statewide count and survey of youth in our state who are experiencing homelessness. Houston was one of 13 communities that participated in the survey, and results indicate that - as can be expected of Texas' most populous city - Houston is home to a large percentage of the state's homeless youth. In recent years, organizations have begun conducting youth counts in cities and states across the U.S. to better measure and understand youth homelessness, but Youth Count Texas! was the first to be conducted on such a large scale in a state as vast as Texas.
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Austin American-Statesman
Gendron: Texas’ foster care challenges require a collaborative solution
You’ve seen the headlines – more and more Texas children are going without foster care placements and being left to sleep for multiple nights in Child Protective Services offices. Now, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services has publicly released data showing that many at-risk children are not being seen by caseworkers when they should be. Last week, several Texas leaders — Gov. Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Joe Strauss – responded to these issues and called on DFPS to fix the problems.
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San Antonio Express-News
Understand needs of Texas’ homeless youth
In recent years, local, state and federal policymakers have become increasingly concerned about the needs of youth experiencing homelessness or unstable housing. In response, organizations are conducting counts in cities and states across the U.S. to better measure and understand youth homelessness. One of those youth counts recently took place in San Antonio.
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Austin Chronicle
Making the Youth Count: Panel of formerly homeless young people gives context to statewide study
In a report released Tuesday, the Texas Network of Youth Services (TNOYS) outlined early findings from their statewide effort to count and survey homeless youth over the past year. The report was announced at the event My Voice Matters, featuring youth speakers at the Mexic-Arte Museum Tuesday afternoon.