California has the second highest rate of unsheltered young peop

The California Legislature has created the Homeless Youth Act of 2018 “to improve prevention and early intervention support services, low barrier and diverse housing opportunities, and post-housing and follow-up services for young people experiencing homelessness, including those with substance use disorders.”

The legislators suggested how HYA2018 will be funded “there is an opportunity for new funding to support various programs and services for young people experiencing homelessness, including those with substance use disorders.” Income (ironically) received from “Proposition 64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act” .

Justin Clark, a local candidate for the 45^th assembly has probably the best pulse on these issues and others affecting the ages focused on by the CA Legislators. Jason expressed, on his website, his stance on those very issues highlighted within HYA2018: Family, Community, and Poverty. Justin’s curated summary is here:

FAMILY AND COMMUNITY: The family is the first institution that our young people are exposed to. It is natural and vital for human development. Fostering positive families and communities will only better our society.

POVERTY: The government has done the impoverished a disservice by giving handouts over tools.

Perhaps, the CA Legislative Body overlooked the significant emphasis Justin Clark has placed on the solutions within the Family and Community, as well as resolving poverty with real and tangible discovery and a proactive timely solution (tools) for the problems.

The idyllic wisdom of the current legislators may have passed the Homeless Youth Act of 2018 but it will take the efforts of the next group of elected legislators to monitor the effectiveness of this ACT while empowering the local community to resolve and offer solutions which the homeless will be able to grasp and successfully put into action.