Shelter for runaway and homeless youth.

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to shelter for runaway and homeless youth

This bill would require the Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) to report annually on runaway and homeless youth. The reports would include a description of the size and characteristics of the current population of runaway and homeless youth, a description of the service needs of the current population, a breakdown of the youth who exited the temporary shelter system in the previous calendar year, a description of the public and private resources available to serve such youth. The bill would also require that DYCD would provide shelter to all runaway and homeless youth who request shelter.