Bright Idea: An Online Guide to Laws That Affect Homeless Youth

Elizabeth Prewitt PACEsConnection writer 3/25/1412:00 PM

Homeless youth may not know it, but they face dozens of legal questions. Can police pick them up for running away? What public benefits, like food and health care assistance, do they qualify for? What college financial aid can they apply for? How can they order a birth certficate?

Last year, Washington State's Columbia Legal Services, Starbucks Corporation, and law firm Baker & McKenzie joined forces to help young people find the answers to those and many other questions. The result is "The Homeless Youth Handbook: Legal Issues and Options," which aims to help Washington's homeless youth find safety and stability and understand their legal rights. The handbook's 18 chapters cover topics ranging from education, health care and housing to consumer and credit issues.

http://ncfy.acf.hhs.gov/news/2014/03/bright-idea-online-guide-laws-affect-homeless-youth

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