Send a Message to Congress Today
Help bring an end to human trafficking
When you lend your voice as part of the Covenant House community, you’re helping to combat human trafficking and provide powerful support and legal remedies for survivors. Please take a moment to read this letter, and then sign it by adding your name and email address below.
TO:
Chuck Schumer
Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate
Mike Johnson
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
As a proud supporter of Covenant House, I know how devastating the practice of human trafficking is on youth experiencing homelessness. I also know how rampant it is throughout our society — nearly 1 in 5 young people at Covenant House sanctuaries in the U.S. and Canada are survivors of human trafficking, and nearly a third of Covenant House residents who are LGBTQ+ have experienced trafficking.
Today, I urge you to help finalize the passage of the Runaways and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2023 (H.R. 6041). This life saving bill will provide:
- Improves services for youth facing or experiencing homelessness
- Extends the allowable length of stay in Basic Center Programs from 21 days to up to 30 days
- Resolves the "20-bed rule" by providing flexibility on the number of allowable beds
- Increases age eligibility for transitional living services to the age of 25 and extends services to survivors of sexual abuse or trafficking
- Preserves and expands prevention and trauma-informed services
- Authorizes over $350 million per year for services for youth
With your support we can change the lives of so many homeless youth today. Thank you.