You Are Invited: Congressional Briefing on Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2023
Darla Bardine
YOU ARE INVITED TO A CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2024
12:15 -1:15 PM ET
SVC 215, Capitol Visitor Center (Senate Side)
Address: First St SE, Washington, DC 20515
The National Network for Youth invites you to a briefing
in collaboration with
Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME)
on
The Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2023 (S.3125/H.R.6041)
Learn From Youth Who Have Experienced Homelessness in America
Join young leaders who experienced homelessness as youth in communities across America and Runaway and Homeless Youth grantees to learn how the Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2023 supports young people in crisis and prevents human trafficking.
YOU WILL LEARN FROM:
Experts with Lived Experience:
- Sharday Hamilton, IL
- Elizabeth Arevalo, MN
- Hannah Bollack, MD
U.S. Senators Durbin and Collins will provide special remarks.
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act Grantees:
- Chris Bicknell, New Beginnings, Maine
- Tedd Peso, The Night Ministry, IL
- Stephanie Piccirilli, Ignite, IL
- Susan Frankel, National Runaway Safeline, IL
The bipartisan bicameral Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2023 (S.3125/H.R.6041) will comprehensively update and reauthorize the vital Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA) (42 U.S.C. 5701 et. seq.) program. RHYA is administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, providing grants to community-based organizations to provide long and short-term housing options with supportive services and street outreach services targeted to youth and young parents experiencing homelessness.
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