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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 452 

Recognizing November 2021 as ‘‘National Homeless Children and Youth 

Awareness Month’’. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 16, 2021 

Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. WYDEN, Ms. CANTWELL, Mrs. 

FEINSTEIN, Mr. COONS, Mr. PETERS, Ms. HIRONO, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, 

Ms. HASSAN, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, 

and Mr. REED) submitted the following resolution; which was considered 

and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing November 2021 as ‘‘National Homeless Children 

and Youth Awareness Month’’. 

Whereas, in the United States, public schools identified approximately 1,400,000 homeless children and youth during the 2018–2019 school year; 

Whereas an estimated 1,300,000 children younger than 6 

years of age in 2018–2019 and approximately 4,200,000 

youth and young adults in 2017 experienced homelessness, with many such children, youth, and young adults 

staying on couches, in motels, in shelters, or outside; 

Whereas infants experiencing homelessness are at a higher 

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ence involvement in the child welfare system and difficulty with school attendance; 

Whereas more than 1 in 3 high school students experiencing 

homelessness had attempted suicide, and nearly 1 in 4 

high school students experiencing homelessness had experienced dating violence; 

Whereas individuals without a high school degree or general 

educational development certificate (GED) are more than 

3 times more likely to report homelessness than their 

peers, making lack of education the leading risk factor 

for homelessness; 

Whereas, in 2018, the high school graduation rate for students experiencing homelessness was 67.8 percent, compared to 80 percent for low-income students and 85.5 

percent for all students; 

Whereas the rate of youth homelessness is the same in rural, 

suburban, and urban areas; 

Whereas 29 percent of unaccompanied homeless youth between 13 and 25 years of age have spent time in foster 

care, compared to approximately 6 percent of all children; 

Whereas homelessness among children and youth is a complex issue that often co-occurs with deep poverty, low 

education and employment levels, substance misuse and 

abuse, mental illness, lack of affordable housing, and 

family conflict; 

Whereas COVID–19 in the United States, which was declared a national emergency under the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), has had a disproportionate effect on children, youth, and families experiencing homelessness; and 


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Whereas awareness of child and youth homelessness must be 

heightened to encourage greater support for effective programs to help children and youth overcome homelessness: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) supports the efforts of businesses, State and 

3 local governments, organizations, educators, and vol4 unteers dedicated to meeting the needs of homeless 

5 children and youth; 

6 (2) applauds the initiatives of businesses, State 

7 and local governments, organizations, educators, and 

8 volunteers that— 

9 (A) use time and resources to raise aware10 ness of child and youth homelessness, the 

11 causes of such homelessness, and potential solu12 tions; and 

13 (B) work to prevent homelessness among 

14 children and youth; 

15 (3) recognizes November 2021 as ‘‘National 

16 Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month’’; 

17 and 

18 (4) encourages those businesses, State and local 

19 governments, organizations, educators, and volun20 teers to continue to intensify their efforts to address 


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1 homelessness among children and youth during No2 vember 2021. 

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