Houston Matters

How Many Homeless Youth Are in Houston?

Posted on · Local researchers recently unveiled their findings of a 2014 survey conducted of homeless youth in Harris County. Youth Count 2.0 counted more than 600 13-24 year-olds during October and November of last year. These were minors and young adults who were homeless or “unstably housed,” which means they're temporarily staying with friends or acquaintances, or […]

Houston Matters

What’s Being Done to Help Houston’s Homeless Teenagers?

Posted on · Two weeks ago, we discussed the latest homeless count numbers with the Coalition for the Homeless. As we learned, it’s difficult to determine precisely how many people in Greater Houston are homeless. It may be even harder to identify homeless children. We discuss the issues surrounding Houston's homeless youth population.