In Minnesota, LGBTQIA+ youth face high rates of homelessness — but programs like Project Live Out Loud are offering hope through affirming housing and care shaped by those with lived experience.
youth homelessness
A grassroots effort to end youth homelessness in MN
The Homeless Youth Act in Minnesota has been a grassroots effort initiated by youth and youth workers to combat youth homelessness, with funding tripled to $41.5 million over two years, and it is estimated that $500 million per year is needed to fully address youth homelessness statewide.
Homeless youth exacerbate metro housing crisis
Recent reports show that only about one-third of the affordable housing units needed in the past decade have been built.
