Runaway Prevention Month

Runaway Prevention Month is spearheaded each year by the National Runaway Safeline (NRS) and National Network for Youth (NN4Y). The goals of NRPM are two-fold: 1) To raise awareness of the runaway and homeless youth crisis and the issues that these young people face 2) To educate the public about solutions and the role they can play in ending youth homelessness Between 1.6 and 2.8 million youth run away in a year. If all of these young people lived in one city, it would be the fifth largest city in the United States. These numbers are unacceptable, particularly when you consider the fact that many of these young people will end up on the streets. These are not bad kids; they are good kids in bad situations. By supporting NRPM, you are showing America’s runaway and homeless youth that they are not invisible and they are not alone. Follow the hashtag #NRPM2017 during November and learn more about how you can support at: 1800runaway.org/runaway-prevention-month/