On December 1, 2020, the world will celebrate its seventh annual Giving Tuesday. Now’s the time to make plans to join the fun. A Short History of Giving Tuesday Founded in 2012, Giving Tuesday was created to encourage people to harness the power of positivity to do some collective good. Giving Tuesday is a global
Haunting & Helping: Outreach Event for Youth up to age 24 Experiencing Homelessness, Free COVID Testing for At-Risk Youth TL; DR Youth Focus participates in Haunting & Helping, an outreach event on October 30, 2020, for teens and young adults up to age 24 experiencing homelessness. Staff and volunteers will be in Halloween costumes, visible
About International Youth Day August 12 is International Youth Day, and we’re looking forward to celebrating this special holiday together. In the summer of 1999, the General Assembly of the United Nations designated August 12 as International Youth Day. International Youth Day gives an opportunity to celebrate and mainstream young peoples’ voices, actions, and initiatives,
Despite the belief that teenagers have become entirely dependent on mobile devices, tablets, and other forms of technology, the challenges teenagers are facing during COVID-19 have brought to light the impacts of social distancing, confinement, and quarantine. Teenagers are in the phase of their lives when interacting with peers, and culminating friendships are more important
For some children, getting to stay home with their parents or caregivers during COVID-19 is a dream come true and fun for the whole family. But for many children — many more than we’d like to think — being stuck at home is a complete nightmare because they are one of the hundreds of thousands
It may be difficult to imagine a youth experiencing homelessness but there are more than four million youth and young adults in America each year and, according to the most recently available statistics, in North Carolina 26,613 public school students were identified as homeless and 3.9 percent of children under age six experience homelessness. Causes
Most of us are fortunate enough to have never experienced homelessness. The youth in our shelter can’t say the same. Right now, as you read this, there are local teens who have no idea they’ll spend Christmas with us; that’s how quickly circumstances can change. Christmas at home is a time for family traditions, gifts, gatherings,
TL; DR: Safe Place is a national program operated in Guilford County where any youth can walk into a building with a yellow sign on it and say, “I need help.” Within an hour a licensed and trained Youth Focus staff member is on site offering free help, shelter and advice. The Safe Place program
Lost In America is a feature documentary that follows director Rotimi Rainwater’s journey of shining a light on youth homelessness in America. This film takes an all-encompassing look at this pandemic highlighting issues like: human trafficking, the foster care system, youth rejected because of their sexuality, domestic violence, abuse, and more. It also examines what many organizations,
