New York vs Chicago

New York
Approximately 1.7 million young people call the streets home
every year.
Nearly 20,000 homelesspeople 24 years old and younger live in
New York City.
Children under 18 accounted for 39% of the homeless population.
Of that number, approximately 42% were younger than age
5.
Approximately 40% of homeless youth identify as LGBT.
Every year, approximately 5,000 homeless young people will die
because of assault, illness, or suicide while trying to survive.

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Chicago
An August 2014 analysis by CCH estimates that
138,575 Chicagoans were homeless in the
course of the 2013-14 school year.

CPS identified a record 22,144 homeless students in

the 2013-14 school year, a years increase of 18.6%.
Of this, 98.2% were children of color and 20% were
diagnosed with disabilities or developmental delays.
Homeless students included 2,647 unaccompanied
youth, teens who were homeless and living without
parent or guardian

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New York
Types/levels of supports
Covenant house
The Health Services Department
Crisis Center
Community Centers
Street Outreach
Transitional Housing Program
Health Services
Mental Health Services
Mother & Child Programs
Regional Training Centers
Pastoral Ministry
Substance Abuse Services
Vocational Training Institute

Chicago
Types/levels of supports
Outreach Programs
Speakers Bureau
Womens
Empowerment Project
Reentry Project
Jobs Project Horizons
Creative Writing
Outreach

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Policies
supporting homelessness
New York
Safe Horizon's mission
is to provide support,
prevent violence and
promote justice for
victims of crime and
abuse, their families
and communities.

Chicago
All Chicagos mission to ensure
and sustain the stability of
home for our neighbors is
driven by an innovative threeyear strategic plan that is broad
yet practical, and envisions a
profound transformation in our
homeless services system. But
to make that happen, it takes a
community-wide effort and the
generous support of private
donors whose funding is vital to
All Chicagos work. It takes you.

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References:
allChicago(http://www.allchicago.org/division/chicagoalliance)
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless. (2014).No youth alone.
Retrieved from http://www.chicagohomeless.org/programscampaigns/advocacy-public-policy/no-youth-alone/
Covenant House. (2014).Helping homeless kids in New York.
Retrieved from http://www.covenanthouse.org/homelesscharity/new-york
Safe Horizon. (2014).Homeless youth statistics & facts.
Retrieved from http://www.safehorizon.org/page/streetworkhomeless-youth-facts-69.html

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Interesting statistic

New York
85% of confirmed sex
trafficking victims are
U.S. citizens, mostly
runaway children.

Chicago
There are approximately
26,000 unaccompanied
youth (ages12--24) in
Illinois.