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Vol.6, No.1
MANY has a new home!The MANY offices are moving, effective November 1, 2009. Our new address is: 8035 McKnight Road, Suite 203 Pittsburgh, PA 15237 The phone and fax numbers will stay the same: Phone: 412.366.6562 Fax: 412.366.5407 MANY (The Mid-Atlantic Network of Youth & Family Services) designs its bi-weekly electronic newsletters to bring together those organizations and individuals who are interested in the development of innovative alternatives for youth and families, and in exploring new ways to provide high quality services. MANY (MANY) is a regional network designed to strengthen and coordinate resources and services for youth and families in high-risk situations. Feel free to forward this newsletter to your colleagues. Let us know if this newsletter is useful to you and how it might be improved to better serve your needs. If you do not wish to receive this eNewsletter in the future, please reply with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the header. In This Issue: ECONOMY IMPACTING RUNAWAY, HOMELESS YOUTH In a recently released trends analysis, The National Runaway Switchboard is reporting an increase of more than 200 percent since 2006 in the number of crisis calls to its 1-800-RUNAWAY hotline from or about youth who identify economics as one of the reasons for their call. Meanwhile, the majority of crisis calls continue to be from 15 to 17 year olds (52 percent in 2008), and the number of crisis callers age 18 to 21 has increased by more than 500 percent since 2000. For more information, go to: http://www.1800runaway.org/press_releases/2009/2000-2008TrendAnalysis.htm MEETING THE NEEDS OF LGBTQ HOMELESS YOUTH
For more information, go to:http://www.larkinstreetyouth.org/news/pdf/LGBTQYouthBrief%207.09.pdf RECESSION DRIVES SURGE IN YOUTH RUNAWAYS This is the first of two articles published in The New York Times on the growing number of young runaways in the United States, exploring how they survive and efforts by the authorities to help them. For more information, go to:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/26/us/26runaway.html?_r=1&emc=eta1 FOR RUNAWAYS, SEX BUYS SURVIVAL This is the second of two articles published in The New York Times on the growing number of young runaways in the United States, exploring how they survive and efforts by the authorities to help them. For more information, go to:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/us/27runaways.html UNDERSTANDING DONORS' MOTIVATIONS The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University has released the report "Understanding Donor's Motivations" which examines the intrinsic and extrinsic motivations for charitable giving, and provides suggestions for how organizations can best utilize this newly aquired knowledge to get the most out of their campaigns. For more information, go to:http://www.philanthropy.iupui.edu/Research/docs/2009CCS_FinalReport.pdf NEW FAMILY UNIFICATION PROGRAM NOFA RELEASED The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development invited public housing authorities nationwide to apply for $15 million for new Section 8 vouchers to provide permanent housing and services to families who are separated from their children because of homelessness or inadequate housing. A portion of these FUP vouchers will also be available to ease the transition to adulthood for youth age 18 or older who left foster care after the age of 16 and are at risk of homelessness. Application Deadline: December 3, 2009 For more information, go to: http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/nofa09/fupsec.pdf CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) HOMELESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS The purpose of the CoC Homeless Assistance Grant Programs is to reduce the incidence of homelessness in CoC communities by assisting homeless individuals and families to move to self-sufficiency and permanent housing. Application Deadline: November 9, 2009. For more information, go to: http://www.hudhre.info/documents/FY2009CoCNOFA.pdf RELATIVES AS PARENTS PROGRAM The Brookdale Relatives as Parents Program (RAPP) aims to develop or expand services for grandparents or other relatives who have taken on the responsibility of surrogate parenting when the biological parents are unable to do so. Up to thirty local and regional programs will be selected through this Request For Proposal (RFP) process from within the United States. Application Deadline: December 3, 2009. For more information, go to: www.brookdalefoundation.org/RAPP/Local%20and%20RegionalRFPGuidelines2010.DOC. November 2009: November 18-20 The Children’s Home Society of West Virginia presents a conference on community awareness, understanding, and collaboration to support WV’s children and families. For more information, go to: http://www.childhswv.org/news/CHS%20brochure%20pdf_Final_09.pdf. November 18 Public Enemy will perform on November 18th at George Washington University's Lisner Auditorium for one unforgettable night with ticket proceeds benefiting MANY member, Sasha Bruce House, a non-profit shelter for homeless youth in Washington, D.C. For more information, go to: http://www.aneveningwithpublicenemy.com/#.
December 2009: December 2 This webinar will share lessons from
winning campaigns, and demonstrate how they can be applied to the nonprofit
sector. Focusing on fundamental online best practices – from recruiting and
incentivizing grassroots e-advocates to advertising – this session will reveal
secrets of online messaging, advocacy and mobilization and is for development,
management, and/or outreach staff.
January 2010: January 13 Being at the top can be lonely. This old cliché may really resonate with you if you The CEO Conversations will take place January 13, April 14, & August 18, 2010, January 27 Are you ready to move to the next level? Get out of a professional rut? Connect to CAMPAIGN TO END CHILDHOOD HUNGER, MARYLAND DIRECTOR Share Our Strength is seeking to hire an experienced Director to manage the planning, implementation and evaluation of our childhood hunger campaign in Maryland. For more information, go to: http://www.strength.org/about/jobs/#md.
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Larkin Street Youth has released “…in Brief: Best Practices for meeting the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning homeless youth”. The brief addresses the additional issues facing homeless LGBTQ youth and best practices for providers working with this marginalized population.