TALE OF TWO CITIES AND HOMELESSNESS

Chicago

There are 25,000 homeless youth in Illinois

9,000 unaccompanied youth in Chicago

25,000 unaccompanied State Wide

New York

CCH estimates that 138,575 Chicagoans were homeless

1000 veterans are homeless

1/3 of adults experiencing homeliness

are victims of Domestic abuse
(Chicago Coalition for the Homeless. 2014)

20,000 homelesspeople 24 years old and younger live in New York City

50% of adolescents aging out of foster care and

juvenile justice systems will be homeless
(Covenant House. 2014)

Approximately 1.7 million young people call the

streets home every year. (Safe Horizon, 2014)

41% of Covenant House kids witnessed acts of violence in their homes (Covenant
House. 2014)

Approximately 40% of homeless youth identify

as LGBT

Children under 18 accounted for 39% of the

homeless population. (Safe Horizon. 2014)

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Chicago

New York

All Chicago serves homeless population with assistance tools

Safe heaven provides counseling and support groups

Legal assistance is provided

All Chicago provides stable and affordable

housing

Hotlines where youth can call for

various situations (Safe Horizon, 2014)

Crisis response system is provided by All

Chicago

Night ministry helps with HIV testing, food,

and friendship ( Steinberg ,2012)

Education, job training , and safe place

to be (Covenant House, 2014)

Crib ( shelters ) provides a place to stay and

food (Steinberg 2012)

TALE OF TWO CITIES AND HOMELESSNESS

Chicago

New York

Mayor Richard Daley endorsed a 10-plan to

end homelessness in Chicago (Chicago
Coalition for the Homeless. 2014)

Mayor Emanuel extend the plan for another

seven year called Plan 2.0 (Chicago Coalition
for the Homeless. 2014)

Illinois passed a bill allowing minors between

the age of 14 to 18 to be able to give consent
to medical care (Chicago Coalition for the
Homeless. 2014)

Obama administration is seeking to see how many homeless youth

are in NY exactly (Saulny ,2012)

Mayor De Blasio reversed the law where now

homeless families can seek a shelter when
the temperature below freezing ( Ann, 2014)

There are about 2 million youth who are

homeless in the United States (Covenant
House, 2014)

REFERENCES
all Chicago(http://www.allchicago.org/division/chicago-alliance)
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless. (2014).No youth alone. Retrieved from
http://www.chicagohomeless.org/programs-campaigns/advocacy-public-policy/no-youth-alone/
Covenant House. (2014).Helping homeless kids in New York. Retrieved from http://www.covenanthouse.org/homelesscharity/new-york
Saulny, S. (2012, December 18).After recession, more young adults are living on street.The New York Times.Retrieved from
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/19/us/since-recession-more-young-americans-are-homeless.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&
Safe Horizon. (2014).Homeless youth statistics & facts. Retrieved from http://www.safehorizon.org/page/streetworkhomeless-youth-facts-69.html
Steinberg, N. (2012, April 29).Few options for homeless young people in Chicago.Chicago Sun Times.Retrieved from
http://www.suntimes.com/news/steinberg/12212932-452/few-options-for-homeless-young-people-in-chicago.htm
Stewart, N. (2014, March 12). As Homeless Shelter Population Rises, Advocates Push Mayor on Policies. The New York
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