Did You Know?
Interested in the facts from our Did You Know Series? Find the citations and more information here:
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Black youth have an 83% higher risk of becoming homeless, and Hispanic youth have a 33% higher risk.
Source: https://www.chapinhall.org/project/voices-of-youth-count/ -
LGBTQ youth are 120% more likely to become homeless
Source: https://www.chapinhall.org/project/voices-of-youth-count/ -
Unmarried parenting youth have a 200% higher chance of becoming homeless, perpetuating the cycle
https://www.chapinhall.org/project/voices-of-youth-count/ -
1,400 students in MA are homeless and unaccompanied – doubled from a decade ago
Source: https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2020/03/02/number-of-homeless-unaccompanied-youth-in-mass-soars-even-as-many-go-uncounted -
40-50% of foster youth become homeless within 18 months of aging out of foster care
Source 1 : https://nsoro.foundation/ Source 2: https://www.fosterfocusmag.com/articles/foster-care-and-homelessness