We heard from an amazing group of attorneys, service providers, and a youth advocate about the legal needs of youth and young adults experiencing homelessness and how we, as future attorneys and community members, can better serve this population. Southern Legal Center for Youth's mission is to spread awareness about the legal issues that unhoused young people are facing, while also directly improving their access to civil legal aid, so that they can obtain and maintain their housing.

A recent study found that low-income people in the US can't afford adequate legal help in 92% of their substantial civil legal problems. And almost three quarters of low-income households experienced one or more civil legal problems in the year previous to the study. There isn't any national or state data on access to civil legal help for young people experiencing homelessness or housing instability. But from what we know about low-income people and what we are hearing from organizations serving young people - there is a lack of access to civil legal resources for young people experiencing homelessness and housing instability, and especially for unaccompanied minors.