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Artists from CD Benefiting NN4Y to be Featured at SXSW Festival

nn4yadmin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:07:49 +0000

MPress Records

MPress Records will present its annual SXSW party: MPressFest at The Soho Lounge in Austin, Texas on Saturday, March 20th. The event is sponsored by Blurt, M Music & Musicians, Insiders Network and Powderfinger Promotions and is free and open to all. Please email RSVP@mpressrecords.com to be added to the list.

Lawmakers Meet With Young Survivors Of Homelessness

nn4yadmin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0000

WAMU Public Radio

http://wamu.org/news/10/01/26.php#31806

January 26, 2010 - By Rebecca Sheir

Advocates for homeless and runaway young people are asking Congress to expand funding for services. And they're asking lawmakers to meet face to face with young adults who understand the value of those programs all too well.

For Jasmine Williams, the trouble began about four years ago.

"I started suffering from sexual abuse from the age of 14 at the hands of my stepfather," says Williams. "And eventually he grew tired of me, and that led to my being homeless."

Williams spent a total of seven months on the street.

At homeless youth symposium, a call for national attention

nn4yadmin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0000

Medilll on the Hill

http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/390/news.aspx?id=154500

by Alexandra Pechman
Jan 25, 2010
WASHINGTON-- In her plenary address Monday at the National Network for Youth’s 2010 Symposium, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius struck a connection between the recent crisis in Haiti and the plight of the many homeless or once-homeless youth in attendance.

“The scale of that crisis may be foreign, but the specifics aren’t,” Sebelius said.

GAY HOMELESS YOUTH ADVOCATE HONORED BY NATIONAL NETWORK FOR YOUTH

nn4yadmin — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:54:18 +0000

Out in Washington, DC

http://www.outindc.com/home/news.asp?articleid=33793

Author Justin Reed Early to Receive National Network for Youth's Golden Pen Media Award at their Annual Awards Dinner in Washington, DC January 26, 2010

Award Celebrates STREET CHILD, Early's Inspiring Memoir that documents the lives and deaths of many street children

Former Homeless Youth Talks to SistersTalk Radio About His Experience on the Street

nn4yadmin — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:50:03 +0000

SisterTalk Radio

2010 Golden Pen Media Award Winner Justin Reed Early was a recent guest on SistersTalk Radio. You can hear a recording of Justin's appearance here.

Host, Genia Stevens, recently interviewed author Justin Reed Early, a youth advocate who spent his childhood on the streets of Seattle. In the interview, Genia and Justin "discussed the plight of throwaway queer youth."

Ringing the alarm about a threat to homeless youth

nn4yadmin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:27:18 +0000

The Seattle Times

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2010320412_guest23giovengo.html

New PSA from the Code Blue Campaign to Benefit NN4Y

nn4yadmin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Code Blue Campaign

Kathleen Sebelius to Speak at Symposium 2010

nn4yadmin — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:24:54 +0000

NN4Y is thrilled to announce DHHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will be the keynote speaker at the Opening Plenary of Symposium 2010.

NN4Y is Seeking Applications for Workshop Presentations at Symposium 2010

nn4yadmin — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:00:23 +0000

Do you have a dynamic idea for a workshop? Would you like to share your knowledge with others?

Applications are now being accepted to present a workshop at Symposium 2010. To learn more about National Network for Youth's Symposium and being a presenter visit our Symposium page.

The deadline for submission is August 14, 2009.

NN4Y Marches from the White House to Capitol Hill with Zach Bonner and Little Red Wagon Foundation

TJames — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:31:53 +0000

National Network for Youth

On Thursday, July 9^th staff from NN4Y’s DC office marched alongside 11 year old Zach Bonner from the White House to Capitol Hill to raise awareness of youth homelessness in America. Since May 11^th, Zach and his mom have walked from Atlanta, GA to Washington, DC – over 600 miles!