Improving benefits access for children in foster care
Laws Affecting And Protecting Homeless Youth
1. LAWS AFFECTING AND PROTECTING HOMELESS, RUNAWAY AND THROWAWAY YOUTH IN AMERICA Shirley Wood Macon State College Macon, Ga.
2. 2006 The Georgia Coalition to End Homelessness made 1452 Homeless Youth Referrals 4 Per Day
3. 18,000 homeless every night in Georgia Ga. Coalition to End Homelessness 51% of shelter residents are under age 18 www.census.gov
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9. THE RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH ACT (Title III of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974) As Amended by the Runaway, Homeless, and Missing Children Protection Act (P.L. 108-96) Prepared by the Administration for Children and Families
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14. FREE LUNCH Homelessness automatically qualifies the student for free lunch and free breakfast in districts which serve breakfast