Key findings
- More than 1,000 adolescents and young adults live in New Hampshire without a stable, permanent home every year.
- Homelessness among New Hampshire high school students rose 168 percent between 2004 and 2009.
- Homelessness among youth is a hidden problem: if staying with friends or otherwise off the streets, young people may not call themselves homeless so do not seek out services where they could be counted and helped.
- New Hampshire has no emergency housing for unaccompanied youth and lacks adequate housing for young adults.
- Homeless services for young people are too few and are difficult to navigate.