Recap: MANY Goes To Washington & A Way Home America Announcement
The White House Policy Briefing on Ending Youth Homelessness
MANY was proud to join leaders from across the country at the White House last Friday, June 3rd, to strategize solutions to prevent and end youth homelessness at The White House Policy Briefing on Ending Youth Homelessness. Here are a few of our member organizations that attended the briefing with us last Friday: Los Angeles LGBT Center - Los Angeles, CA One-N-Ten - Phoenix, AZ YouthCare - Seattle, WA The Night Ministry - Chicago, IL The Bridge for Youth - Minneapolis, MN Lighthouse Youth Services - Cincinnati, OH Covenant House International* Sasha Bruce Youth Services - Washington, D.C. Oasis Youth Center - Nashville, TN Avenues for Homeless Youth - Minneapolis, MN Bill Wilson Center - Santa Clara, CA *Covenant House Missouri, California, and Florida are all MANY members.
The Launch of A Way Home America
A Way Home America (AWHA), a new national initiative to build the movement to prevent and end homelessness among young people, was also formally launched on Friday, June 3rd. MANY is thrilled to be a part of the AWHA leadership team, contributing the knowledge and expertise drawn from our innovative membership across 48 states. To learn more about A Way Home America, click here.
Tweet-cap of The Briefing & The Launch of A Way Home America:
Posing Outside of The White House Before The Event:
At the @WhiteHouse today w/ national leaders to strategize solutions to prevent & #EndYouthHomelessness! #MANYinDC pic.twitter.com/hIa93hFoBm
— MANY Network (@MANYnetwork) June 3, 2016
High-Five, @POTUS:
High five, @POTUS (and @TrueColorsFund @USICHgov, many others)! Let's #EndYouthHomelessness together. #MANYinDC pic.twitter.com/IrupAvbiCd — MANY Network (@MANYnetwork) June 3, 2016
Quick Selfie Break With Commissioner López & Asst. Secretary Ann Olivia:
A quick #selfiebreak w/ Commissioner López (@ACYFgov) + @hudgov Asst. Secretary Ann Olivia 📷 #EndYouthHomelessness pic.twitter.com/GbQtvvPHDC
— MANY Network (@MANYnetwork) June 3, 2016
Sara Ramirez of Grey's Anatomy Fame Joining The Fight:
Excited to have @SaraRamirez join the fight to #endyouthhomelessness!! @USICHgov @TrueColorsFund @awayhomeamerica pic.twitter.com/US5oQT16i0 — MANY Network (@MANYnetwork) June 3, 2016
Our Assoc. Director Kristen Truffa Looking Quite Presidential:
#tbt last Friday: our Assoc. Director @Ktruffa looking very presidential at the @WhiteHouse #endyouthhomelessness pic.twitter.com/OAadGDorOl
— MANY Network (@MANYnetwork) June 6, 2016
The Announcement of A Way Home America:
Announcing @AWayHomeAmerica, a new collaboration to help us end youth homelessness by 2020 #YHbriefing: https://t.co/gWgwYo3BNy — MANY Network (@MANYnetwork) June 3, 2016
Youth Don't Experience Homelessness In A Silo:
Youth don’t experience homelessness in a silo. We need to know how issues intersect if we're going to #EndYouthHomelessness
— True Colors Fund (@TrueColorsFund) June 2, 2016
A Way Home America Partners:
Today we launch @awayhomeamerica to #endyouthhomelessness ! (Entire movement not pictured...) pic.twitter.com/FGtYgoeVMq — A Way Home America (@awayhomeamerica) June 3, 2016
To learn more about A Way Home America, visit their website here. Be sure to like MANY on Facebook and follow us on Twitter at @manynetwork.
