California Homeless Youth Project

05/06/2026

We are eager to invite you to our co-sponsored webinar (alongside California Coalition For Youth) this coming Monday May 11 at 11am PST. The webinar highlights the work of the UC Berkeley School Youth and Allies Against Homelessness Lab and will dig into the impact of the Youth Set-Aside within the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) Program.

Hope to see you there!

Click the link below to register:

bit.ly/yaahwebinar

08/16/2025

Thanks to California Coalition For Youth for the shout out.

02/17/2025

New article released!

UC Berkeley Center for Cities & Schools and California Homeless Youth Project partnership uplifted youth-driven initiatives as path for ending youth homelessness.

Check it out here!

Youth-led action research has significantly influenced local and statewide policies aimed at supporting students experiencing homelessness in California. This study employs a Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) methodology, summarizing five years of research conducted by high school student c...

10/02/2024

You Count Data Hub - Timeline Debut - https://mailchi.mp/991622bf8fdf/2024-you-count-data-hub-timeline

09/13/2024

Step-by-Step Election Guide for Homeless Service Providers

USICH is the only federal agency with the sole mission of preventing and ending homelessness in America. We coordinate with our 19 federal member agencies, state and local governments, and the private sector to create partnerships, implement evidence-based best practices, and use resources in the mo...

09/12/2024

Step by Step Voting Guide for People Experiencing Homelessness (and those without a permanent address)

USICH is the only federal agency with the sole mission of preventing and ending homelessness in America. We coordinate with our 19 federal member agencies, state and local governments, and the private sector to create partnerships, implement evidence-based best practices, and use resources in the mo...

08/20/2024

PRESS RELEASE – Students returning to California public schools – and every Californian with a library card – now have free access from their phones or their laptops to a large collection of performing arts videos, Ken Burns’ documentaries, world music and 11,000 plays.

Read the full press release here:https://www.library.ca.gov/uploads/2024/08/PressRelease-2024-08-19-COMPASS-extended-Alexander-Street-release.pdf

06/14/2024

04/10/2024

Commission on Youth Homelessness Act was introduced in federal legislation!

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Adam B. Schiff (D-CA) introduced the Commission on Youth Homelessness Act, legislation which would create a commission to report on how state and federal laws have negatively impacted youth at risk of homelessness.

04/03/2024