Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2025
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Overview
The Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2025 aims to strengthen the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to better serve homeless children, youth, and families. It increases the time local communities have to shelter these individuals, expands the definition of ‘homeless’ to include youth experiencing domestic violence and other dangerous situations, and clarifies eligibility for assistance. The bill also mandates the public release of HMIS data and establishes a rule of construction to ensure equitable access to programs for homeless individuals.
Key provisions
- Extends the time local communities have to shelter homeless children and youth to 30 days.
- Expands the definition of ‘homeless’ to include youth experiencing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking.
- Clarifies eligibility for assistance under the McKinney-Vento Act for individuals defined as homeless under other federal programs.
- Requires the public release of HMIS data on a yearly basis.
- Establishes a rule of construction to ensure equal priority and weighting for programs serving homeless individuals.
- Defines ‘child or youth defined as homeless under any other Federal program’ more specifically.
- Includes additional categories of individuals considered homeless, such as infants and toddlers with disabilities.
- Requires communities to count all homeless individuals reported through funded programs.
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