NCFY Recommends: Economic Benefits of Helping Homeless Youth
Homeless youth can cost taxpayers millions of dollars each year as they cycle in and out of the juvenile justice system, emergency rooms, foster care and schools. New Avenues for Youth, a service provider in Portland, OR, recently published a cost/benefit analysis of their homeless youth services that could serve as a useful model for other agencies. The report provides cost figures and explains how the calculations were derived.