{"id":20418,"date":"2023-01-04T09:00:48","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T14:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-537697-2997182.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=20418"},"modified":"2023-01-04T09:01:03","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T14:01:03","slug":"nn4y-seeks-to-prevent-homelessness-among-youth-releases-impact-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress-537697-2997182.cloudwaysapps.com\/nn4y-seeks-to-prevent-homelessness-among-youth-releases-impact-report\/","title":{"rendered":"NN4Y Seeks to Prevent Homelessness Among Youth, Releases Impact Report"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The National Network for Youth (NN4Y) has made great strides in its work toward the prevention of exploitation of runaway and homeless youth and the creation of programs to serve those youth, according to its\u00a0<\/span>2021-22 National Impact Report<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The organization addresses systemic issues that lead to homelessness and trafficking among young people. In the 2021-22 calendar year, NN4Y supported 300 organizations for at-risk and homeless youth. The National Youth Advisory Council (NYAC) includes 19 youths with lived experienced who help direct the nonprofit\u2019s policy and evangelize its mission. This year that group added five youths with lived experience of sexual abuse and exploitation to better serve that population.<\/span><\/p>\n

Executive Director Darla Bardine said the move was part of a larger effort to reach marginalized groups.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe spent the last year expanding our work to better address prevention with a focus on youth who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, and Two-Spirit (LGBTQ2S+) and Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC),\u201d Bardine wrote in her director\u2019s message in the report. \u201cWe focused on strategies targeted at system-involved youth, preventing sexual abuse and exploitation of youth, identified policy and program opportunities at the community, state and national levels, and increased the capacity of youth leaders, service providers, members and communities to more broadly prevent and end youth experiences of homelessness.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

NN4Y\u2019s National Impact Report highlighted three areas in which the organization made progress this year:<\/span><\/p>\n

Centering Youth Experts<\/h3>\n

The NYAC recruits young people who have experienced homelessness to work with policymakers to address the most pressing issues facing unsheltered youth. More than 35 members have been trained since the program\u2019s inception to take an active role in crafting a policy advocacy plan, discussing federal policies that impacted their lives, and educating legislators about systemic issues.<\/span><\/p>\n

This year, the NYAC helped NN4Y to do the following:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n