Youth Homelessness NYC
In NYC, young people experiencing homelessness can receive youth-specific services until this age.
A) 18
B) 24
C) 26
B) 24
In New York City, this number can be called or texted to get information about shelter, food, and other emergency services.
311
This NYC housing protection limits how much rent can increase each year for many apartments.
A) Rent control
B) Right to Counsel
C) Rent stabilization
D) Warranty of Habitability
C) Rent stabilization
According to national studies, where are most young people experiencing homelessness staying?
A) Outdoors or on the street
B) Emergency shelters only
C) With friends, relatives, or temporarily doubled up
C) With friends, relatives, or temporarily doubled up
How many hours a day and days a week is covenant house open?
24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
1 in ___ NYC public school students experienced homelessness at some point during the 2024-2025 school year
1 in 7
In New York City, which resource helps tenants understand Housing Court procedures and provides free legal information, but does not represent them in court?
A) Legal Aid Society
B) Housing Court Answers
C) Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD)
D) New York City Bar Association
B) Housing Court Answers
This is the law that New York City has that makes it illegal for landlords to refuse tenants because of race, religion, gender, disability, or family status.
A) Fair Housing Act
B) Equal Protections Act
C) Tenants Rights Act
A) Fair Housing Act
National data shows this is the most commonly reported reason young people leave home and experience homelessness.
A) Natural disasters
B) Family conflict
C) Losing a job
B) Family conflict
These 2 NYC boroughs are home to Covenant House shelters?
Manhattan and the Bronx
Department of Homeless Services places roughly ___ percent of families in shelters in a borough other than the one where their children attend school: 20%, 40%, or 60%
40%
In New York City, which type of shelter is designed for short-term stays and immediate safety for young people in crisis?
A) Transitional housing
B) Youth crisis shelter
C) Permanent supportive housing
D) Family shelter
B) Youth crisis shelter
Jordan comes home from school and finds that their landlord changed the apartment locks without warning. Jordan’s family did not go to court. Which statement is true?
A) The landlord can do this if rent is late
B) The landlord must give one day’s notice
C) This is illegal without a court order
D) This is allowed if the landlord owns the building
C) This is illegal without a court order. In NYC, there is a requirement for a court-ordered eviction (prohibition of illegal eviction).
How many youth experience homelessness each year in the United States alone?
A) 250,000
B) 1.5 million
C) 4 million
B) 6 million
C) 4 million
Which one of these countries outside of the United States does Covenant House serve?
A) Peru
B) Nicaragua
C) Honduras
D) Honduras
About how many days of school does a student have to miss to be considered “chronically absent”?
A) 3 days
B) 5 days
C) 10 days
D) 20 days
C) 10 days
In New York City, which type of housing lets young people stay for a short time while they work toward school, a job, or a permanent home?
A) Emergency shelter
B) Transitional housing
C) Public housing
D) Rent-stabilized apartment
B) Transitional housing
A landlord starts an eviction case against a family. The family goes to Housing Court but does not have money to hire a lawyer. What does NYC law say can happen?
A) The family must represent themselves
B) The landlord must pay for a lawyer
C) The family may get a free lawyer
D) The case is automatically canceled
C) The family may get a free lawyer. All tenants facing eviction have the right to counsel and can request an attorney similar to a public defender.
This is the percent of homeless youth who experienced homelessness for the first time in the past year (as of 2024)
35%, 50%, or 65%
50%
Covenant House programs focus on empowering youth using this type of approach, emphasizing positive attributes and good qualities.
a strength-based approach
This is the short name for New York City’s guarantee that people experiencing homelessness cannot legally be turned away from shelter without another option.
A) Fair Housing Act
B) Right to Counsel
C) Right to Shelter
D) Emergency Housing Law
C) Right to Shelter
If a tenant in NYC is being harassed by their landlord, which agency should they contact?
A) NYPD
B) Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD)
C) Department of Buildings (DOB)
D) Housing Court
B) Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD)
A landlord says they don’t accept Section 8 or CityFHEPS. In NYC, this refusal violates what tenant protection?
A) Right to Shelter
B) Warranty of Habitability
C) Source-of-Income Protection
C) Source-of-Income Protection
Of youth who have experienced homelessness, this is the amount that has experienced it on 2 or more separate occasions.
A) 12%
B) 38%
C) 42%
42%
In a recent year, Covenant House provided nearly this many nights of safe housing across all locations.
900,000 (800,000-1 mil accepted)