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Youth under age 24 who experience homelessness on their own- “unaccompanied homeless youth” -are a distinct subset of college students who face unique challenges in pursuing higher education. Lack of family and other support, often coupled with histories of neglect, abuse, trauma, mobility, and deep poverty, create roadblocks to their path to and through post-secondary education. Youth of color are more likely to experience homelessness than white youth, underscoring inequities across systems. LGBTQ youth also are more likely to experience homelessness, and face additional barriers.\u003Cbr>One of the most significant barriers to higher education for youth experiencing homelessness is accessing financial aid; without financial aid, they cannot transition to and complete their college education, and remain at higher risk of continued homelessness as adults. | |\n| --- | --- |\n\nFAFSA & HOMELESS YOUTH:  \nCHALLENGES + RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE COVID-19 ERA  \nOCTOBER 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY  \nPAGE III  \nThis report examines six years of financial aid data for unaccompanied homeless youth (UHY). These data demonstrate continued barriers to financial aid access-barriers that have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 outbreak. Our analysis finds that:  \n6 YEARS OF FINANCIAL AID DATA EXAMINED  \n1 The number of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) applicants  \nwho were determined to be unaccompanied homeless youth increased by  \n. 38% over the past six years. Nearly three quarters (73.5%) of this increase occurred between the 2016-2017 and 2018-2019 academic years, after enactment and implementation of amendments to federal K-12 education law to improve homeless youth’s access to financial aid.  \nThe number of UHY determinations made by local educational agency  \n2  \nhomeless liaisons and financial aid administrators increased significantly  \n. over the past six years (58% and 128% respectively), while the number of determinations made by homeless service providers did not.  \nFrom 2016-2018, the number of unaccompanied homeless youth FAFSA determinations increased for each entity that is authorized to make  \n3 .     \ndeterminations, except for financial aid administrators, who made fewer determinations.  \nDeterminations made by financial aid administrators continue to comprise avery small portion (7%) of the overall number of UHY FAFSA  \n4 .  \ndeterminations.  \nThere is great variation among states in six-year trends and two-year trends,  \n5  \nwith most states showing increases, but some states showing negligible  \n. changes or even decreases.  \nFAFSA & HOMELESS YOUTH: CHALLENGES + RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE COVID-19 ERA  \nOCTOBER 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY  \nPAGE IV  \nCOVID-19 FAFSA CHALLENGES  \nAlthough the U.S. Department of Education has not yet released data that would  \nindicate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on FAFSA determinations for unaccompanied homeless youth, general FAFSA data indicates that FAFSA completion is down 4 percent among all high school students, but down by nearly 6 percent among students attending high-poverty high schools. [1]  \nThrough our direct experience supporting young people in our Youth Leadership & Scholarship program, as well as assisting local educational agency homeless liaisons and service providers, we have witnessed additional FAFSA barriers during the pandemic.  \nThese additional barriers include new and exacerbated documentation, outreach, and  \ncommunication challenges. The fact that one in five institutions require students to complete the FAFSA to be eligible for emergency assistance places an additional hurdle before homeless youth at a time of great need. 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Local educational agency homeless liaisons and financial aid administrators made significantly more determinations over the same period.\"},{\"question\":\"How did the COVID-19 era affect FAFSA barriers for unaccompanied homeless youth?\",\"answer\":\"The report describes new and exacerbated documentation, outreach, and communication challenges. It also notes that some institutions require FAFSA completion for eligibility for emergency assistance.\"}]","FAFSA & Homeless Youth - Challenges + Recommendations in the COVID-19 Era | PDF",1792059495,88]