Subject: Federal Officials To Meet At Sasha Bruce to Discuss Youth Homelessness
From: "Deborah Shore from Sasha Bruce Youthwork" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2016 15:42:42 +0000
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Federal Officials to Meet at Sasha Bruce to Discuss Youth Homelessness

Monday, June 20th

Press Contacts:
Annie Clark / Christopher Knight (Collins) 202-224-2523
Heather Fluit (HUD) 202-527-2060
Deborah Shore (Sasha Bruce YouthWork) 202-437-5584

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of t=e
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies=(THUD)
Appropriations Subcommittee, and U.S. Department of Housing and=Urban
Development (HUD) Secretary Julián Castro will visit Sasha Bru=e
Youthwork in Washington, D.C., on Monday, June 20th, 2016, to=see
firsthand how communities are working to end youth homelessness.  Sen=tor
Collins and Secretary Castro share a commitment to putting an end
to=homelessness.

According to HUD’s annual ‘Point-in-Time’ survey=2C over 180,000
homeless children and youth across our nation make up n=arly one-third of
the entire homeless population in America. More than 40=2C000 of these
youth face the danger and despair of homelessness alone,=unaccompanied by
a parent or guardian. Point-in-Time figures are a one-ni=ht estimate,
which do not include additional young people who may find=themselves
homeless at another time during the year.

Sasha Bruce Youthwork—one of the largest and most experienced prov=ders
of services to youth in Washington, D.C.—helps young peopl= find safe
homes, achieve and maintain good physical and mental health=2C create and
strengthen supportive and stable families, and explore op=ortunities in
education and careers.  Sasha Bruce Youthwork has also rece=tly joined an
effort of several D.C agencies to better coordinate efforts=toward ending
youth homelessness.  During the visit, Senator Collins an= Secretary
Castro will tour the facility, meet with former and current=homeless youth
and hear their stories, and speak with the team of profe=sionals at Sasha
Bruce who are fighting the homelessness crisis from the=front lines.

This May, under Chairman Collins’ leadership, the Senate passe= the
bipartisan appropriations bill that provides essential funding for t=e
Department of Housing and Urban Development by a vote of 89 to 8.
This=overwhelmingly bipartisan bill included $2.3 billion for Homeless
Assista=ce Grants and $40 million for grants targeted to providing
comprehensive=and coordinated solutions to youth homelessness.
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