The Council has designated November 2025 as Youth and Young Adult Homelessness Awareness Month. The resolution cites data showing that 1 in 30 youth aged 13 to 17 and 1 in 10 young adults aged 18 to 25 are expected to experience homelessness this year.
Factors contributing to youth homelessness include family rejection, aging out of foster care, poverty, abuse, and limited employment opportunities. National data indicates a 10% increase in unaccompanied youth homelessness from 2023 to 2024, with a 14.4% increase in major cities.
In Massachusetts, 65% of unaccompanied homeless youth identify as BIPOC and 26% as LGBTQ+. LGBTQ+ youth are 120% more likely to experience homelessness than their cisgender heterosexual peers. Homelessness among transgender youth increased by 28% from 2022 to 2023…