To: The Texas State Senate
Support homeless youth in Texas
Join us in demanding informed care for Texas’ homeless youth! HB 679 will require the state of Texas to conduct a multi-agency study on homeless youth. The data collected will inform policy and services provided by the state and private organizations. Hold Texas accountable to our youth!
Why is this important?
It is estimated that 190,018 U.S. children under the age of 18 experience homelessness each year. One can only imagine how many homeless youth under the age of 25 reside in Texas because extremely limited data exists on this population.
As Texans, we care about our homeless youth and believe that our data should reflect this. We encourage you to join us in demanding that the State of Texas produce an accurate report on its homeless youth population.
Please show your support for HB 679, which will require the state to conduct such a report. With this information, state and private organizations will be able to more effectively meet the needs of Texas’ poor and homeless youth.
For more information on homeless children under the age of 18 please check-out this handout produced by the National Center on Family Homelessness: http://www.homelesschildrenamerica.org/pdfs/2014/TX.pdf
As Texans, we care about our homeless youth and believe that our data should reflect this. We encourage you to join us in demanding that the State of Texas produce an accurate report on its homeless youth population.
Please show your support for HB 679, which will require the state to conduct such a report. With this information, state and private organizations will be able to more effectively meet the needs of Texas’ poor and homeless youth.
For more information on homeless children under the age of 18 please check-out this handout produced by the National Center on Family Homelessness: http://www.homelesschildrenamerica.org/pdfs/2014/TX.pdf