Runaway And Homeless Youth In The 1970s
Widespread concern emerged in the early 1970s about youth who were away from home and in at-risk situations, often through no fault of their own.
At the time, efforts to help these young people were primarily local; few Federal resources existed to shelter runaway and homeless youth or reunite them with their families.
The 1974 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (Public Law 93-415) changed all that.
Through Title III, the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, Congress provided for the creation of community shelters called basic centers that would provide emergency care to runaway young people who weren’t already receiving services from the child welfare or juvenile justice systems. In 1975, FYSB funded the first 66 basic centers
At the time, efforts to help these young people were primarily local; few Federal resources existed to shelter runaway and homeless youth or reunite them with their families.
The 1974 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (Public Law 93-415) changed all that.
Through Title III, the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, Congress provided for the creation of community shelters called basic centers that would provide emergency care to runaway young people who weren’t already receiving services from the child welfare or juvenile justice systems. In 1975, FYSB funded the first 66 basic centers