Seriously people. This is HUGE, bigger than you think, and it needs more attention and YOUR help!!!


Mission: Raise awareness, create an alliance, a group of active people ready to stand up and fight, and work towards this problem's end.

Description: It's almost midnight. Your friends have gone home and you are left walking the street alone. You can't go home – or won't – because of the terrible fight you had with those two people who call themselves parents. They have been yelling at you for months now; you can't do anything right. School is a waste; you are failing most subjects and giving up hope. Maybe you just ought to runaway.

This is a familiar tale told by many of the teenagers who live on the streets everywhere.

An estimated 1.7 to 2.8 million youth experience a runaway or homeless situation each year. This figure does not include the young adult population -- ages 18 to 24 -- that struggles to find a home.


Youth homelessness can be limited through increased awareness of the issue and supporting nationally recognized programs that address the issue.


Positions:
Runaway and homeless youth, no matter their situation, deserve a voice.
Every young person deserves easy access to a shelter and/or counseling if they are in need.
Society must ensure that every young person has a safe environment to grow and develop into productive citizens.
Programs should be set nationally provide a safe haven, counseling and outreach services.
These programs should be 24 hours per day, without charge, to assist youth in crisis with a goal of reuniting families.
Counseling should continue for both teens and parents after they leave the shelter. Sometimes it takes time to learn to stop yelling and start listening.


This is a huge problem, and no one seems to know about it. There are amazing ideas floating around for programs and services, now all we have to do is teach everyone about the problem and what they can do and organize ourselves to help put an end to this.


If you wanna help but don't have the money or time, this will only take one second. Go to http://www.youthnoise.com/regeneration/txt2k.php It takes two seconds to send one text message, and you'll be helping change someone's life.


If you have a myspace, please join the myspace group.
http://groups.myspace.com/endYH

And as you all know, Congress finally declared November "Youth Homelessness Awareness Month" so we need ideas and projects and discussion. There's like 30 days left and I can't do this on my own, so please, anything you can contribute would be great! Thanks so much.
Facebook group:
http://mbc.facebook.com/group.php?gid=18159233280


If you decide to add the "Cause" Application on Facebook, here is the cause link.

http://apps.facebook.com/causes/view_cause/18230


Also for a longer list of ways to help, check out one of the groups above or message me personally.

Thanks so much for everyone's help!