Florida Data on Youth Experiencing Homelessness Released
Leaders in advocates in central Florida now know much more about youth experiencing homelessness in their community. On April 10, Chapin Hall, with the Central Florida Commission on Homelessness, released a report based on that community’s first homeless youth count and survey.
Among the findings were that youth in three Florida counties (Orange, Osceola and Seminole) were more likely to be pregnant, black, gay or transgender than the general population, and that resources to help them do not match the demand. The study also found that 45% of the youth had spent time in the juvenile justice s