,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #cjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #bj1         
#bjac,mr4 ,hat* 7= himself & ,mr4       
,leahy7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution 
,recogniz+ & support+ ! goals & ideals (
 ,national ,runaway ,prev5tion ,mon?4   
,:]eas ! preval5ce ( runaway &          
homelessness among y\? is /agg]+1 )     
/udies sugge/+ t e ye>1 betwe5          
#a1fjj1jjj & #b1hjj1jjj y\? live on !   
/reets ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas !      
problem ( y\? runn+ away f home or a    
fo/] c>e placem5t is widespread1 & y\?  
ag$ #ab to #ag are at a high] risk (    
homelessness ?an adults2 ,:]eas runaway 
y\? mo/ (t5 are y\? :o h be5 expell$ f  
_! homes by _! families2 physically1    
sexually1 & emotionally abus$ at home2  
dis*>g$ by ,/ate cu/odial sy/ems )\t    
adequate transition plans2 sep>at$ f _! 
p>5ts by dea? & divorce2 too poor to    
secure _! own basic ne$s2 & ineligible  
or unable to access adequate m$ical or  

m5tal heal? res\rces2 ,:]eas *ildr5 &   
y\? 9 fo/] c>e1 p>ticul>ly ^? 9 gr\ps   
home are especially vuln]able to runn+  
away2 ,:]eas1 *ildr5 & y\? :o run away  
are at increas$ risk = dome/ic sex      
traffick+2 ,:]eas effective programs    
support+ runaway y\? & assi/+ y\? & _!  
families 9 rema9+ at home or 9 a safe   
fo/] home1 succe$ because ( p>tn]%ips   
creat$ among families1 y\? bas$ advocacy
 organizations1 community-bas$ human    
s]vice ag5cies1 law en=cem5t ag5cies1   
s*ools1 fai?-bas$ organizations1 &      
bus9esses2 ,:]eas prev5t+ y\? f runn+   
away f home or f fo/] c>e & support+ y\?
 9 high-risk situations is a family1    
community1 & national priority2 ,:]eas !
 future well-be+ ( ! ,nation is dep5d5t 
on ! opportunities provid$ = y\? &      
families to acquire ! k1 skills1 &      
abilities ne$$ to help y\? successfully 
transition to a safe1 heal?y &          
productive adul?ood1 z well z hav+      
opportunities = y\? to make connections 
to c>+ adults & to engage 9             

age-appropriate activities2 ,:]eas !    
,national ,network = ,y\? & its memb]s  
advocate on behalf ( runaway & homeless 
y\?1 & provide an array ( community-bas$
 support to address _! critical ne$s2   
,:]eas ! ,national ,runaway ,safel9e    
provides crisis int]v5tion & ref]rals to
 reconnect runaway y\? to _! families & 
l9k y\? to local res\rces t provide     
positive alt]natives to runn+ away f    
home2 & ,:]eas ! ,national ,network =   
,y\? & ,national ,runaway ,safel9e are  
cosponsor+ ,national ,runaway ,prev5tion
 ,mon? 9 ,novemb] to increase public    
aw>5ess ( ! life circum/ances ( y\? 9   
high-risk situations1 & ! ne$ = safe1   
heal?y1 & productive alt]natives1       
res\rces1 & support = y\?1 families1 &  
communities3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !      
,s5ate recognizes & supports ! goals &  
ideals ( ,national ,runaway ,prev5tion  
,mon?4