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# Resources for Young Parents & Children Experiencing Homelessness

Young parents and their children make up a significant portion of families experiencing homelessness. About 25 percent of youth served in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Runaway and Homeless Youth Transitional Living Programs are pregnant/parenting,1 and about 27 percent of families in emergency shelters in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s *Family Options Study* were headed by someone under age 25.2 Furthermore, approximately half of children in federally-funded emergency and transitional housing programs are under the age of six.3 Early experiences of homelessness can lead to developmental delays, poor educational outcomes, and social and emotional difficulties among young children. Parenting youth experiencing homelessness often need developmental supports for both themselves and their young children, as well as resources for economic self-sufficiency.

Given the importance, magnitude, and vulnerability of young parents and their children experiencing homelessness, the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) and the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) developed a searchable list of resources to provide service providers and policy makers with information about ways to promote healthy development and wellbeing for this population. **The following database focuses on key federal or federally sponsored resources about relevant federal programs, federal guidance, evidence-based and promising practices, early childhood supports, parenting supports, behavioral health (mental health and substance abuse), housing, employment, and education.**

## References

1Runaway and Homeless Youth Management Information System, 20142Abt Associates, 2013 (Age at the time of baseline data collection)3Abt Associates, 2014 (PDF, 68 pages)

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Promising Strategies and Existing Gaps in Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Teens: Summary of Expert Panel Workgroup Meetings, January and July 2012***By:** U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Adolescent Health*
This report summarizes findings from workgroup meetings convened by the Office Adolescent Health, including promising practices for engaging and retaining pregnant and parenting teens, important program components when working with this population, and examples of implementing these program components.

**URL:**http://www.hhs.gov/ash/oah/resources-and-publications/info/Assets/paf_expert_pa...**Topic(s):**Evidence-based programs or promising practices, Pregnant and parenting youth**Audience:**Policy makers, Service providers**Type of Resource:**Webpage

Providing a Safe Haven to Expectant Families and Infants, Toddlers and Their Families (Part 1)***By:** Early Head Start National Resource Center*
This audiocast is designed for Early Head Start providers to learn about the definition and causes of homelessness, health and developmental concerns that can result from homelessness, and strategies for supporting families experiencing homelessness.

**URL:**http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/ehsnrc/comp/mental-health/Providin...**Topic(s):**Early childhood development, Homeless: families**Audience:**Service providers**Type of Resource:**Audiocast and handouts

Providing a Safe Haven to Expectant Families and Infants, Toddlers and Their Families (Part 2)***By:** Early Head Start National Resource Center*
This audiocast is designed for Early Head Start providers to learn about the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act definition of homelessness, working with families experiencing homelessness under the Head Start Program Performance Standards, and strategies for building effective community partnerships.

**URL:**http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/ehsnrc/comp/mental-health/Creating...**Topic(s):**Early childhood development, Homeless: families**Audience:**Service providers**Type of Resource:**Audiocast and handouts

Second Chance Homes***By:** U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development*
This webpage provides information about Second Chance Homes, which are adult-supervised, supportive housing arrangements for adolescent mothers and their children. Information about eligibility criteria and federal funding for Second Chance Homes is provided.

**URL:**http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/public_indian_housing/...**Topic(s):**Federal programs, Housing, Pregnant and parenting youth**Audience:**Policy makers, Service providers**Type of Resource:**Webpage

Serving Young Fathers in Home Visiting Programs***By:** U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and Urban InstituteOffice of Planning, Research, and Evaluation*
This brief summarizes findings from a qualitative study that explored the challenges of serving young fathers in home visiting programs and the strategies staff use to engage young fathers across five home visiting programs in the United States.

**URL:**http://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/opre/20151124_serving_young_fathers_...**Topic(s):**Early childhood development, Fatherhood, Pregnant and parenting youth**Audience:**Service providers**Type of Resource:**Brief

Strengthening at Risk and Homeless Young Mothers and Children***By:** Conrad Hilton Foundation, in partnership with The National Center on Family Homelessness, National Alliance to End Homelessness, and ZERO TO THREE: National Center on Infants, Toddlers, and Families*
This website provides a range of resources from a 2007-2011 initiative that sought to improve the housing, health, and development of homeless and at-risk young mothers and children.

**URL:**http://www.familyhomelessness.org/youngmothers.php?p=ss**Topic(s):**Early childhood development, Evidence-based programs or promising practices, Homeless: families, Homeless: pregnant and parenting youth**Audience:**Policy makers, Service providers**Type of Resource:**Webpage

Supporting the Education of Unaccompanied Homeless Students***By:** National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE)*
This brief describes the challenges unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness face, explains students’ educational rights under the McKinney Vento Act, and provides strategies for supporting the educational success of this vulnerable group of youth.

**URL:**http://center.serve.org/nche/downloads/briefs/youth.pdf**Topic(s):**Education, Federal programs, Homeless: youth**Audience:**Service providers**Type of Resource:**Brief

The National Alliance to End Homelessness: Young Parents Experiencing Homelessness***By:** The National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH)*
This website provides a brief overview on young parents experiencing homelessness. In addition, the website spotlights particular webinars and conference presentations that provide specific information, strategies, and programs for service providers supporting young parents experiencing homelessness.

**URL:**http://www.endhomelessness.org/pages/youngparents**Topic(s):**Homeless: pregnant and parenting youth**Audience:**Policy makers, Service providers**Type of Resource:**Webpage

The National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth: Early Childhood Education***By:** The National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth (NAEHCY)*
This website provides resources on laws, policies, links to federal resources, and other materials relevant to early childhood education and young homeless children.

**URL:**http://www.naehcy.org/educational-resources/early-childhood**Topic(s):**Early childhood development**Audience:**Policy makers, Service providers**Type of Resource:**Webpage

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Grant Programs Relevant for Homeless Families***By:** U.S. Department of Health and Human Services*
This webpage provides information about federal grant programs relevant for serving young parents and their children experiencing homelessness including Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs, Head Start, Child Care and Development Block Grant, Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, and many others.

**URL:**http://www.hhs.gov/programs/social-services/homelessness/grants/index.html#**Topic(s):**Behavioral health (mental health and substance abuse), Early childhood development, Federal programs, Health care, Homeless: families, Homeless: youth, Housing**Audience:**Service providers**Type of Resource:**Webpage

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