[20190326]IF11152_联邦对逃逸和无家可归青年的支持.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov March 26, 2019Federal Support for Homeless and Runaway YouthSince the 1970s, the federal government has funded shelter and services for homeless youth unaccompanied by their parents, including youth who run away from home. This brief discusses these and other federal efforts to support this population. Goal to End Youth Homelessness The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH), established in 1987 as part of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (P.L. 100-77), is made up of representatives from several federal agencies. They include the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the U.S. Department of Education (ED). USICH created a plan in 2010 entitled Opening Doors, which sets out goals for ending homelessness. One of the goals is to prevent homelessness for families, youth, and children, and end it by 2020. In 2012, USICH amended Opening Doors to outline strategies for preventing and ending youth homelessness, including (1) obtaining more comprehensive information on the scope of youth homelessness; (2) building an evidence base of the most effective in