CA SCR128

Designates November 2014 as California Runaway and Homeless Youth Month to raise awareness and increase action on behalf of runaway and homeless youth

Recognizes that an estimated 200,000 youth under 18 and thousands more aged 18-24 experience homelessness annually in California, with disproportionate numbers among LGBTQ youth

Notes that during the 2012-13 school year, 259,656 kindergarten through grade 12 students experienced homelessness, representing an 18 percent increase from the previous year

Acknowledges that only 20 of California's 58 counties have programs for runaway and homeless youth, and that youth aging out of foster care represent approximately 20 percent of the 20,000 homeless youth leaving the system

Calls for individuals, schools, communities, businesses, local governments, and the state to take action to provide runaway and homeless youth with safe housing and support services