Posts By: Sondra Lehmann

  It’s been an exciting time for young people across the state who returned to school this week, kicking off a new year of learning and opportunity. But for those among them who are currently experiencing homelessness, going back to school is just one of the situations where a lack of housing can sometimes present challenges…. Read more »

  What better way to bring people together than with the power of music? That’s how we ended this year’s conference, reinforcing our “Stronger Together” theme and sending everyone home energized and excited.   Patrick “Pac Man” Perez injected a dose of energy into the closing keynote session by leading the crowd through different generations’ signature… Read more »

  Our conference theme – “Stronger Together” — was in full force today, as we were joined by more than 100 young adults and their family members for the start of the youth and family track. This is the first time we’ve included youth in the conference and it was a huge success, reinforcing just… Read more »

  Phew! Day 1 of TNOYS’ 33rd annual conference was jam-packed with exciting, educational and motivational speakers and workshops that truly embodied this year’s conference theme, “Stronger Together.”   The day started off with the inspiring – and entertaining – opening keynote speaker Tara Brown (also known as The Connection Coach). She challenged the audience… Read more »

  Anyone who’s been to the TNOYS annual conference knows it’s full of energizing, eye-opening presentations and lots of great opportunities to connect with colleagues from across the state. Who can forget the dancing (and singing) along with closing keynote Nina Rodriguez last year? But for our 33rd year of the event, coming up August… Read more »

The generosity of our supporters helps us continue our work on behalf of youth in Texas. We cannot be thankful enough for the individuals who are as dedicated as we are to strengthening, supporting, and protecting critical services for Texas youth and their families to ensure their success. On May 7, TNOYS saw this charitable… Read more »

LifeWorks is a member agency of TNOYS that provides homeless youth and young adults with transitional apartment-based living in Austin, Texas. Many of these youth were previously in the foster care system and/or are young parents. The organization’s goal is to build self-sufficiency, with a focus on attaining stable, affordable housing, education, and workforce goals…. Read more »

TNOYS had our Spring Membership Meeting on February 11, 2016 with over 50 attendees representing 30 organizations. The event gave our members the opportunity to network with one another and participate in informative discussions and trainings that strengthened our shared vision to help young people lead healthy and fulfilling lives. The morning started off with… Read more »

In Fort Worth, Texas, we visited both ACH Child and Family Services and DRC Solutions to meet and speak with homeless youth for Youth Count Texas!. At DRC Solutions, which is a day shelter for the homeless in Fort Worth, youth voiced both feelings of frustration and determination. They have faced a great deal of… Read more »

Below are photos of some of the children who attended the Youth Count Texas! event in Victoria, Texas in February. The first thing you’d notice when entering the Youth Count Texas! event in Victoria, Texas was the flurry of activity. There were numerous organizations that had tables set up with information about health care, the… Read more »