Facts
According to the report Missed Opportunities: Homeless Youth in America, one in 10 young adults (ages 18–25), and at least one in 30 adolescents (ages 13–17), experience some form of homelessness unaccompanied by a parent or guardian over the course of a year.
The Memphis area, which includes parts of Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee has a poverty rate of 15.4%, according to the United Way of the Mid South.
Arkansas (21.3%), Mississippi (19.8), and Tennessee (17.6%) all exceed the national adverse childhood experiences average of 14.5% for children.
Hispanic/Latino and African American children face poverty at over twice the rate of non-Hispanic children-21.7% and 17.8% compared to 7.9%.
The percentage of 18-24-year-olds reporting 14 or more days of poor mental health has been increasing over the last 3 years from 21.5 percent to 28.6 percent.
Young adults with disabilities ages 18 to 24 complete high school and postsecondary education at lower rates than those without disabilities. Among young adults with disabilities in the U.S. in 2019, 75.7 percent attained a high school diploma compared to 88.2 percent of their peers without disabilities.
Tashuna Smith
President
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Harold Carruthers
Vice President
Manuel Incorporation
LaQuita Perry
Secretary
Healthcare
Tangela Richmond
Treasurer
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