To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to meet the needs of homeless children, youth, and families, and honor the assessments and priorities of local communities.
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Latest Action · August 15, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
The Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2023 amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to expand support for homeless children, youth, and families. The bill broadens the definition of homelessness to include youth up to age 24 who cannot safely live with their families and extends the timeframe for considering someone homeless from 14 days to 30 days. It also ensures that children and youth identified as homeless under other federal programs like Head Start, student aid, and child care assistance are automatically eligible for homeless assistance programs without additional paperwork. The bill requires that HUD make detailed homeless data publicly available annually, including counts by age, disability status, and length of homelessness, and mandates coordination between homeless assistance providers and schools, health services, and education programs. It also changes how federal grants are awarded to communities by preventing agencies from giving preference to certain homeless populations over others unless justified by local data, instead requiring them to base funding decisions on communities' own identified priorities and proven effective practices.
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