Source: United States Senator for Delaware Christopher Coons
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) celebrated the passage of the bipartisan Senate resolution recognizing November 2022 as “National Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month.”
“No child should go without a safe place to sleep, eat, and grow, but there are children across the country struggling to find a home in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Senator Coons. “My bipartisan resolution designating last month as National Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month will help bring awareness to this crisis and push those of us here in Congress and across the country to extend a helping hand to vulnerable and at-risk youth and end the homelessness crisis.”
In addition to Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), additional cosponsors include Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska).
This resolution is supported by SchoolHouse Connection, the First Focus Campaign for Children, the National Network for Youth, the American Federation of Teachers, the National Alliance to End Homelessness, and the National Association of School Psychologists.
The text of the resolution is available here.
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