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Covenant House and the Covenant House Institute strive to be knowledge leaders in the field of homeless youth services by sharing what we have learned over our more than 40 years of experience. We share statistics on homeless youth in America in hopes to inform other service providers, impact policy decisions and engage people like you who want to help us wage a war on youth homelessness.
Behind the face of every homeless young person is another heartbreaking story – a teenage boy abused by his alcoholic parent, a pregnant girl rejected by her guardian, or a teenager trying to escape gang membership or a life of forced prostitution.
In case after case, the main cause of youth homelessness is physical, sexual, and/or emotional abuse from parents or guardians.
The facts about homelessness are staggering ... but acknowledging the depth of the problem is the first step in fixing it.
In addition to these heartbreaking statistics, a study issued by the Covenant House Institute revealed that:
That's why Covenant House works day and night to provide shelter and support for kids who have endured lives of abuse, neglect, and homelessness. In 2015, Covenant House provided services to more than 51,000 of these kids. Our Residential and Community Service Center programs cared for 29,987 homeless kids, and Covenant House Street Outreach teams served an additional 21,186 homeless and at-risk youth on the streets in the 21 cities where Covenant House operates.
Millions of kids suffer on the streets every day. For over 40 years, Covenant House has sheltered and cared for these young people – now standing as a powerful human rights movement for homeless and trafficked youth in 31 cities across 6 countries.
Covenant House is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization;
(EIN/Tax ID number: 13-2725416 DUNS number: 07-520-9411).
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