Youth

HUD: $72 Million Announced to Help End Youth Homelessness in America

Funding will support actions to end youth homelessness by expanding housing opportunities supportive services in 11 states Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced $72 million to fund youth homelessness housing across 14 communities, including five rural communities. This funding, through HUD’s Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP), will support various housing…

HUD: Annual National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Announced

HUD joins U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Centers for Disease Control in week-long call to action to end childhood lead poisoning in America. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced plans to observe the 25th National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW), in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the…

HUD: More Than $15 Million Announced to Prevent Youth Homelessness

Funding will support housing assistance for young Americans, formerly of foster care, who face homelessness Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced $15.4 million for two programs that support young Americans who are transitioning out of foster care and experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness. Through the Foster Youth to…

ABA: Foundation Encourages Banks to Host “Lights, Camera, Save!” Video Contest

The American Bankers Association Foundation is urging banks across the country to participate in its upcoming 14th annual Lights, Camera, Save! video competition that runs from Oct.1 to Dec.1. Lights, Camera, Save! is a national contest that encourages teens to use video to communicate the value of sound money management. The competition is one of the ABA…

HUD: $3.4 Million Awarded to Public Housing Authorities to Prevent Homelessness Among Vulnerable Youth Exiting Foster Care

38 Public Housing Agencies in 19 states will use funding to keep foster youth housed. Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded $3.4 million to 38 Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) for 257 vouchers and administrative fees to provide housing assistance to young adults who left foster care or are transitioning out of…

HUD: $123 Million Made Available to Address Youth Homelessness

Funding will provide new housing opportunities and improve community response systems to end youth homelessness. Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded $51.1 million in Youth Homelessness System Improvement (YHSI) Grants to 38 communities across 26 states, Puerto Rico, and Guam. See list of awardees here. Additionally, HUD released a $72 million funding…

ABA: Bank Volunteers Celebrate National Financial Literacy Month with New Teach Children to Save Lessons

April 25th marks ABA Foundation’s 27th annual Teach Children to Save Day On April 25th, bank employees will deliver financial literacy lessons to K-8 students across the nation as part of the ABA Foundation’s 2024 Teach Children to Save Day. The annual Teach Children to Save campaign is a centerpiece of the banking industry’s longstanding commitment…

HUD: Nearly $13 Million in Funding Available for Public Housing Agencies to Help Youth Aging Out of Foster Care

HUD encourages agencies to apply in efforts to prevent youth homelessness. Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it will make available $12,746,450 to public housing authorities (PHAs) on a competitive basis through HUD’s Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) Initiative to provide housing assistance to young adults transitioning out of…

ABA: Virginia Teen Named Grand Prize Winner for National “Lights, Camera, Save!” Video Contest

Grant Parsons, an 18-year-old student at West Potomac High School in Alexandria, Va., is the national winner of the American Bankers Association Foundation’s Lights, Camera, Save! teen video contest for his entry, “Don’t Burn That Bread.” The ABA Foundation announced the national contest winners today via a video posted to ABA’s Instagram page. Lights, Camera, Save! is a…

ABA: Foundation Launches 2024 Financial Education Campaigns and Continues Initiative to Reach 5 Million Americans

The American Bankers Association Foundation today launched its 2024 financial education campaigns, encouraging banks across the country and their more than two million employees to participate in these important industry efforts to help consumers improve their financial well-being.  Today’s launch continues the ABA Foundation’s three-year, industry-wide commitment to reaching five million Americans with financial education…