Funding for the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA)

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA) programs help prevent exploitation of youth on the streets and support reconnection to their families, schools, employment, and housing option

LATEST NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE TO END HOMELESSNESS (NAEH)

The President’s Budget Proposal for fiscal year (FY) 2015 recommends providing level funding to the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA) and Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY) programs through providing$114 million for RHYA and $65 million for EHCY. The budget also proposes an additional $2 million for an incidence and prevalence study of unaccompanied youth homelessness.