መንእሰያት ገዛ ኣልቦነትን ውሑስ መጽለልን ንዘይተዓጀበ መንእሰያትን መንእሰያት ዓበይትን¶

ካብ ገዛኻ ብግዴታ ምውጻእ፡ ካብ ዘቤታዊ ዓመጽ ወይ ከቢድ ስድራቤታዊ ግጭት ምህዳም፡ ወይ ድማ ካብ መዕበዪ ህጻናት ወጺእካ ክትድቅሰሉ እትኽእል ቦታ ዘይብሉ ዕድመ ምድፋእ፡ ጽዑቕ ህጹጽ ድሕነት ህይወት እዩ። ኣብ ጽርግያ፡ ኣብ መተሓላለፊ መደበራት ወይ ኣብ መካይን ዝድቅሱ፡ መሰነይታ ዘይብሎም ትሕቲ ዕድመ (ትሕቲ 18 ዓመት)ን መንእሰያት ዓበይትን (ዕድሚኦም ካብ 18 ​​ክሳብ 24 ዓመት)፡ ንነጋዶ ደቂ ሰባት ብቕጽበት ምቅላዕ፡ ኣካላዊ ዓመጽ፡ ጽንፈኛ ኩነታት ኣየርን ትምህርቲ ዝስእኑን የጋጥሞም።

ሎሚ ምሸት ውሑስ መደቀሲ ዘይብልካ መንእሰይ ወይ መንእሰይ ዓቢ ሰብ እንተኾንካ ኣብ ደገ ክትድቅስ ኣየድልየካን እዩ ከምኡ ውን ናብ መዕቆቢ ገዛ ዘይብሎም ዓበይቲ ክትኣቱ የብልካን። ኩለን ዓበይቲ ሃገራት ንውፉያት፣ ንመንእሰያት ጥራይ ዝኸውን ህጹጽ መዕቆቢ፣ ንመውረዲ ማእከላት፣ ከምኡ’ውን ንናይ ቅልውላው መተሓላለፊ መርበባት ብፍላይ ንዕድመ 12 ክሳብ 24 ዓመት ይምውል።ብመሰረት ፌደራላዊ ሕጊ ኣብ ኣመሪካ (እቲ ሕጊ ሓገዝ ገዛ ዘይብሎም ማክኪኒ-ቨንቶ) ከምኡ’ውን ብደረጃ ዓለም ዝመሳሰሉ ሕግታት ትምህርቲ መንእሰያት፣ ኣብዚ ሕጂ ዘለኻዮ ቤት ትምህርቲ ተመዝጊብካ ክትጸንሕ፣ ነጻ ናይ ቤት ትምህርቲ ኣውቶቡስ መጓዓዝያን ነጻ መግቢ ክትረክብን፣ ከምኡ’ውን ብዘይ ፌርማ ወላዲ ብናጻ ናይ ኮለጅ ገንዘባዊ ሓገዝ ምሕታት።

ውሑስ ቦታ ፒክኣፕ ኣብ ትሕቲ 30 ደቓይቕ ከመይ ጌርካ ከም እተነቓቕሖ ምፍላጥ፣ መዕቆቢ መንእሰያት ንሕግታት መፍለጢ ወለድን ምስጢራዊነትን ብኸመይ ከም ዝሕዞ፣ ኣብተን ቀዳሞት 48 ሰዓታት ኣብ ጽርግያ ንመሳርሒታት ዘይሕጋዊ ምስግጋር ደቂ ሰባት ከመይ ጌርካ ከም እትርእዮ፣ ከምኡ’ውን ከመይ ጌርካ ናይ ገዛእ ርእስኻ ክንክን ጥዕናን ጥቕምታት መግብን ከም እትውሕስ ምፍላጥ ውሑስካን ንመጻኢኻ ኣብ ትሕቲ ቁጽጽርካን ይሕግዘካ።

እዚ ሕጂ ግበሩ¶

1. ኣብዚ ሕጂ እዋን 24/7 ምስጢራዊ መስመር ስልኪ ቅልውላው መንእሰያት ደውሉ ወይ መልእኽቲ ጽሓፉ:
2. ኣሜሪካ: ደውሉ ወይ መልእኽቲ 1-800-786-2929 (1-800-RUNAWAY / ሃገራዊ መስመር ድሕነት ሃዳሚ)፣ ወይ ድማ ** ዝብል ቃል ብጽሑፍ ጽሓፉ።SAFE** ከምኡውን ናይ ሕጂ ናይ ጎደና ኣድራሻኻ፣ ከተማን ግዝኣትካን ናብ 44357 (4HELP) ንዝቐረበ ቦታ ውሑስ ቦታን ናብ መዕቆቢ መንእሰያት ብነጻ ኣብ ውሽጢ ደቓይቕ ንምርካብ።
3. ካናዳ: ደውሉ 1-800-668-6868 ወይ ጽሑፍ 686868 (ናይ ህጻናት ሓገዝ ስልኪ፣ 24/7)፣ ወይ ድማ ብ 211 ደውሉ።
4. ዓባይ ብሪጣንያ: ደውሉ ወይ መልእኽቲ 116 000 (መንገዲ ሓገዝ ሃዳሚ፣ 24/7 ነጻ)፣ ደውሉ 0800 1111 (ትሕቲ 19 ዓመት ዝዕድሚኦም ናይ ህጻናት መስመር)፣ ወይ ድማ ናብ 0808 800 4444 (Centrepoint Helpline ንዕድመ ካብ 16 ክሳብ 25 ዓመት)።
5. ሕብረት ኤውሮጳ: ምድዋል 116 000 (Missing and Runaway Children Hotline) or 116 111 (Child Helpline) ካብ ዝኾነ ሞባይል ነጻ።
6. Australia: Call 1800 55 1800 (ናይ ህጻናት ሓገዝ መስመር ካብ 5 ክሳብ 25 ዓመት ዝዕድሚኦም፣ 24/7 ነጻ) ወይ ድማ ናብ ናይ ግዝኣትኩም ናይ መንእሰያት ገዛ ኣልቦነት መስመር ምቕባል ደውሉ።
7. ኣብ ዝኾነ ቦታ ዓለም ካብ ሓደ በዳሊ ወይ ነጋዳይ ቅጽበታዊ ኣካላዊ ሓደጋ እንተ ኣጋጢሙካ፡ ኣብ ከባቢኻ ዝርከብ ቁጽሪ ህጹጽ ረድኤት ደውል (911 ኣብ ኣመሪካን ካናዳን፡ 112 ኣብ መላእ ሕብረት ኤውሮጳ፡ 999 ኣብ ዓባይ ብሪጣንያ፡ ወይ 000 ኣብ ኣውስትራልያ) ወይ ናትና መርምር ናይ ህጹጽ እዋን ቁጽሪ directory.
8. ናብ ዝኾነ ብጫን ጸሊምን "ውሑስ ቦታ" ዝብል ምልክት ዘለዎ ቦታ (መደበር መጥፋእቲ ሓዊ፣ ቤተ-መጻሕፍቲ፣ መተሓላለፊ ኣውቶቡስ፣ ወይ መሻርኽቲ ድኳን): ኣብ ዝኾነ መደበር መጥፋእቲ ሓዊ፣ ህዝባዊ ቤተ-መጻሕፍቲ፣ ናይ ከተማ መተሓላለፊ ኣውቶቡስ፣ YMCA፣ ወይ ተሳታፊ ድኳን ምግቢ/ምቹእ ድኳን ብጫ ኣልማዝ ውሑስ ቦታ ዝብል ምልክት ድለዩ። ናብ ዝኾነ ሰራሕተኛ ወይ መጥፋእቲ ሓዊ ቀሪብካ: "ውሑስ ቦታ የድልየኒ ኣሎ" በል። ናብ ውሽጢ ናይ ብሕቲ ቦታ ኣምጺኦም ፍቓድ ዘለዎ ሰራሕተኛ መዕቆቢ መንእሰያት ደዊሎም ኣብ ውሽጢ 20 ክሳብ 30 ደቓይቕ ክወስደካ እዮም።
9. ኣብ መደበር ኣውቶቡስ ወይ ብኢንተርነት ካብ ዘይትፈልጦ ሰብ ምዝዋር፡ ክፍሊ ሆቴል፡ ገንዘብ፡ ወይ ሶፋ ፈጺምካ ኣይትቕበል: በላዕቲን ነጋዶ ደቂ ሰባትን ኣብ መዕርፎ ነፈርቲ ኣውቶቡስ፡ መደበራት ባቡር፡ ቤት መግቢ ቅልጡፍ መግቢን ማሕበራዊ መራኸቢታት ኣፕን ብንጥፈት ይቆጻጸሩ፡ ቦርሳ ዝሓዙ መንእሰያት ይደልዩ። ኣብ መኪና ዘይትፈልጦ ሰብ ፈጺምካ ኣይትእቶ ወይ ናብ ዘይትፈልጦ ኣፓርታማ ክትድቅሰሉ ቦታ ክትቅይር።
10. Keep your ID, birth certificate, phone, and charger hidden on your body: Put your state ID, school ID card, birth certificate, Social Security card, health insurance card, medications, and phone charger inside an inner jacket pocket or zipped pouch worn under your clothes so they cannot be stolen while you rest.
11. ጽባሕ ናብ ቤት ትምህርቲ ኬድካ ምስ "ማክኪኒ-ቬንቶ መራኸቢ"ካ ብብሕቲ ክትዛረብ ሕተት: ዋላ ኣድራሻ ዘይብልካን ወላዲ ምሳኻን እንተዘይብልካ ንግሆ ናብ ህንጻ ቤት ትምህርትኻ ኪድ። ኩሉ ኣብ ኣሜሪካ ዝርከብ ናይ መንግስቲ ቤት ትምህርቲ ዲስትሪክት ብሕጊ ፌደራል McKinney-Vento Homeless Liaison ክህልዎ ይግደድ፣ እዚ ድማ ብቕጽበት ብነጻ ቁርስን ምሳሕን፣ ናይ ኣውቶቡስ ፓስ፣ ናይ ጽሬት ናውቲ፣ ክዳውንቲ፣ ንቦርሳታትኩም ዝኸውን ሎከር፣ ከምኡ’ውን ፌርማ ወለዲ ስለ ዝሰኣንኩም ከይቀጽዐኩም ናብ መንበሪ ኣባይቲ መንእሰያት ሪፈራል ክህበኩም ይኽእል።
12. Choose a Youth-Only Shelter (ages 12 to 17 or 18 to 24), never a general adult shelter: When calling 211 or a crisis hotline, state your exact age so they route you to a dedicated Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) shelter or Young Adult Drop-In Center designed specifically for young people your age.

ቅልጡፍ ውሑስ መዕቆቢ ውሳነ ዋሕዚ ብዕድመ ዕድመ¶

ነዚ ደረጃ ብደረጃ ዝኸይድ መንገዲ ተኸቲልካ ሎሚ ምሸት ንነብስኻ ንሃደንቲ ጎደናታት ከይተቓላዕካ ናብ ዝተመርመረ፡ ምስ ዕድመ ዝምጥን ውሑስ መዕቆቢ ክትበጽሕ።

flowchart TD
    Youth["Teen or Young Adult Without Safe Housing Tonight"] --> Danger{"Are You Being Chased, Assaulted, or Held Against Your Will Right Now?"}
    Danger -->|Yes: Immediate Danger| Call911["Call 911 / 112 / 999 Immediately or Run Inside Nearest Fire Station, Hospital ER, or Police Precinct"]
    Danger -->|No Immediate Violence| AgeSplit{"What Is Your Current Age?"}
    AgeSplit -->|Under Age 18 (Unaccompanied Minor)| MinorPath["Option A: Text 'SAFE' + Address to 44357 or Call 1-800-786-2929 (US) / 116 000 (UK/EU) / 1-800-668-6868 (CA)"]
    MinorPath --> SafePlace["Option B: Walk into any Fire Station, Library, City Bus, or Store with a Yellow 'Safe Place' Sign"]
    SafePlace --> RHY["Youth Shelter Worker Picks You Up for Basic Center Youth Shelter (Ages 12 to 17): Safe Bed, Hot Food, and Confidential Caseworker"]
    AgeSplit -->|Ages 18 to 24 (Transition-Age Youth)| TAYPath["Call 1-800-786-2929 or 211 and Request 'Youth-Only Shelter or TAY Drop-In Center (Ages 18 to 24)'"]
    TAYPath --> TAYOptions["Access Young Adult Emergency Shelter, Transitional Living Program (TLP), Maternity Group Home, or Host Home"]
    RHY --> SchoolNext["Next Morning: Meet School McKinney-Vento Liaison and Apply for Independent SNAP/Medicaid and Financial Aid"]
    TAYOptions --> SchoolNext

How "Safe Place" and youth emergency shelters actually work¶

Many teenagers stay on the street in freezing or dangerous conditions because they are terrified that walking into a youth shelter means they will immediately be handcuffed by police, locked inside a juvenile detention cell, or forced back into the hands of an abusive parent within an hour. Understanding the real laws governing Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) programs removes that fear.

1. መርበብ ሃገራዊ ውሑስ ቦታ ብኸመይ ይሰርሕ (ኣመሪካ)¶

ውሑስ ቦታ (nationalsafeplace.org) is a nationwide network of over 20,000 community locations marked with a bright yellow-and-black diamond sign reading SAFE PLACE:

• Where to find them: Nearly all municipal Fire Stations, Public Libraries, City Transit Buses, YMCAs, and thousands of partner pharmacies, convenience stores (such as QuikTrip), and restaurants.
• How to use Txt 4 HELP: Text the word SAFE and your current location (street address, city, state, or zip code) to 44357. Within seconds, you will receive an automated text with the exact address and phone number of the closest Safe Place site and local youth shelter, with an option to text 2CHAT to message live one-on-one with a trained counselor.
• What happens when you walk in: You do not have to explain your life story to a store cashier or bus driver. Simply say, "I need help, I am here for Safe Place." The staff member will let you sit in a safe, private break room or firehouse lounge, offer you water, and call the local licensed youth shelter. A vetted youth counselor (not a police car, in standard Safe Place pickups) will drive to the site within 20 to 30 minutes to bring you to the youth shelter.

2. What happens when an under-18 minor enters a youth shelter? (The 72-Hour Rule)¶

In the United States, federally funded Basic Center Program (BCP) youth shelters serve unaccompanied minors ages 12 to 17. Here is what the law actually requires when you walk through the door:

• You are NOT arrested: Being homeless or kicked out of your house ("throwaway / locked-out youth") is not a crime, and youth shelters are unlocked, trauma-informed living facilities with beds, showers, hot meals, laundry, and counselors, not jails.
• The 24-to-72-hour parental notification rule AND the Abuse Exception: Under federal Runaway and Homeless Youth Act regulations (and state shelter licensing laws), youth shelters generally have 24 to 72 hours to contact a minor's parent, legal guardian, or state child welfare agency to let them know the teen is safe indoors.
• CRITICAL EXCEPTION IF YOU ARE FLEEING ABUSE: Tell the shelter intake counselor the truth during your private check-in if you left home because a parent, stepparent, or guardian was physically hitting you, sexually abusing you, trafficking you, starving you, or kicking you out because of your LGBTQ+ identity. When you report abuse or severe endangerment at home, the youth shelter will NOT hand you back to your abuser; instead, they keep your exact room location confidential, file a protective report with Child Protective Services (CPS) or a youth advocate, and arrange safe emergency foster placement, kinship care with a safe relative, or transitional youth housing.

3. Different types of youth-specific housing (Ages 12 to 24)¶

Defending against human traffickers and street predators (The First 48 Hours)¶

National studies show that nearly 1 in 3 unaccompanied runaway or homeless youth are approached by a human trafficker or exploiter within 48 hours of leaving home. Traffickers know that a cold, hungry, exhausted teenager sitting at a bus station, train depot, 24-hour diner, or shopping mall with a stuffed backpack is vulnerable.

• 24/7 Human Trafficking Emergency Rescue Line: In the United States, call 1-888-373-7888, text INFO ወይ HELP to 233733 (BEFREE), or chat at humantraffickinghotline.org. In Canada, call 1-833-900-1010. In the United Kingdom, call 08000 121 700 (Modern Slavery Helpline).

LGBTQ+ youth homelessness: dedicated affirming safe havens¶

LGBTQ+ teenagers and young adults make up roughly 28 to 40 percent of all unhoused youth, most often after being kicked out or abused when coming out to family members. If you are an LGBTQ+ young person, you have the right to safe, affirming shelter where your gender identity and pronouns are respected:

• The Trevor Project (24/7 LGBTQ+ Youth Crisis Intervention, United States): Call 1-866-488-7386 ወይ ጽሑፍ START to 678-678 (free, 100 percent confidential, 24/7). Counselors provide immediate crisis support and can connect you with LGBTQ+-affirming youth shelters and drop-in centers (such as Ali Forney Center, Los Angeles LGBT Center Youth Center, Ruth Ellis Center, or local True Colors United partners).
• LGBT National Youth Talkline (Up to Age 25): Call 1-800-246-7743.
• Trans Lifeline: Call 1-877-565-8860 (United States) or 1-877-330-6366 (Canada).
• akt (formerly The Albert Kennedy Trust, United Kingdom): Supports LGBTQ+ young people aged 16 to 25 facing homelessness across the UK (akt.org.uk).
• HUD Equal Access Rule (United States): Under federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations, every shelter and housing program that receives federal HUD funding is legally prohibited from discriminating based on sexual orientation or gender identity and must place transgender and non-binary youth in accordance with their self-identified gender (without demanding medical documentation or invasive physical exams).

Your school and college rights: The McKinney-Vento Act and FAFSA¶

If you are unhoused, couch-surfing at a friend's house, sleeping in a car, or staying in a shelter or motel, your school is your safest daytime anchor. You do not need a permanent address or a parent with you to go to school.

1. K-12 Public School Rights under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (US)¶

Under the federal McKinney-Vento Act (42 U.S.C. § 11431 et seq.), an "unaccompanied homeless youth" includes any student who is not in the physical custody of a parent or legal guardian and who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence (including couch-surfing / "doubled-up" on a friend's or relative's floor, sleeping in a shelter, motel, car, or campground).

Walk into the main office or guidance counselor's office of your school and ask to speak privately with your district's McKinney-Vento Homeless Liaison. By federal law, the liaison must guarantee you these six immediate rights:

2. Going to college without parent tax info (FAFSA Dependency Override)¶

Normally, students under age 24 applying for college financial aid in the United States on the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) are required to provide their parents' tax returns. However, if you are an unaccompanied youth who is homeless or at risk of homelessness and self-supporting, you are legally classified as an Independent Student on the FAFSA.

• How it works: Check "Yes" to the unaccompanied homeless youth question on the FAFSA form. Your high school McKinney-Vento Liaison, your Runaway and Homeless Youth shelter director, or your college financial aid administrator can sign a simple verification letter confirming your status.
• What you receive: You do not need a single signature or tax document from your parents, you qualify for the maximum Federal Pell Grant and state aid grants based solely on your own zero/low income, and you receive priority access to year-round on-campus dormitory housing (including over Thanksgiving, winter, and summer breaks) and campus food pantries.

Can minors get medical care, birth control, or food stamps without parents?¶

A major worry for 15-to-17-year-olds on their own is how to see a doctor, get a prescription refilled, or buy groceries without a parent present.

Returning home safely: Free bus tickets ("Home Free") and mediation¶

If you ran away after an argument or became stranded in another city and decide you want to return to your family (or to a safe, approved relative like a grandparent, aunt, or older sibling), you do not have to hitchhike or beg for bus fare.

• The "Home Free" Program (National Runaway Safeline + Greyhound): Call 1-800-RUNAWAY (1-800-786-2929). Through a long-standing partnership with Greyhound Lines, the National Runaway Safeline provides 100% free bus transportation home (or to a vetted safe alternative living arrangement or youth shelter) for runaway and stranded youth ages 12 to 21 across the United States.
• How it protects you: Before issuing the free ticket, a crisis counselor speaks privately with you to make sure you actually want to go there and that the home is safe from abuse, conducts a three-way mediation call with your parent or guardian so everyone stays calm on arrival, and even provides a free bus ticket for a parent or legal guardian to travel with you if you are ages 12 to 14.

Global directory of 24/7 youth homelessness and crisis lifelines¶

ብተደጋጋሚ ዝሕተቱ ሕቶታት¶

ምንጭታት ተፈቲሾም¶

• Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS, United States): Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA, 34 U.S.C. § 11201 et seq.) standards for Basic Center Programs, Transitional Living Programs, Maternity Group Homes, and Street Outreach Programs.
• Department of Education (ED, United States) and SchoolHouse Connection: McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (Subtitle VII-B, 42 U.S.C. § 11431 et seq.) statutory guidance on unaccompanied homeless youth school enrollment, School of Origin transportation, and FAFSA Independent Student determinations under the FAFSA Simplification Act.
• National Runaway Safeline (NRS) and National Safe Place Network (United States): Crisis intervention protocols, Txt 4 HELP (44357) operational standards, and Home Free family reunification transit guidelines.
• Department of Agriculture (USDA, Food and Nutrition Service, United States): SNAP policy memoranda confirming eligibility and no-fixed-address expedited food benefit access for unaccompanied homeless youth.
• ፕሮጀክት ፖላሪስን ሃገራዊ መስመር ቴሌፎን ዘይሕጋዊ ምስግጋር ደቂ ሰባትን (ኣመሪካ): ንሃደምትን ገዛ ዘይብሎምን መንእሰያት ኣብ ውሽጢ ቀዳሞት 48 ሰዓታት ካብ ምቅላዕ ጎደናታት ዒላማ ዝገበረ ዓይነታት ምልመላ ንግዲ ጉልበትን ጾታዊ ርክብን።
• ክፍሊ ትምህርትን ሚኒስትሪ ኣባይቲ፡ ማሕበረሰባትን ከባብያዊ ምምሕዳርን (ዓባይ ብሪጣንያ)፡ ምክልኻል ገዛ ዘይምህላውን ንደቂ 16ን 17ን ዓመት መንእሰያት ገዛ ዘይብሎም ክኾኑ ዝኽእሉን/ወይ መንበሪ ዘድልዮምን መንበሪ ኣባይቲ ምሃብን (ሓባራዊ ሕጊ ህጻናት 1989 ዓንቀጽ 20ን ሕጊ ኣባይቲ 1996ን ሕጋዊ መምርሒ)።
• ካናዳዊ ትዕዝብቲ ገዛ ኣልቦነት / መንገዲ ገዛ ካናዳን ኣውስትራልያዊ ኢንስቲትዩት ጥዕናን ድሕነትን (AIHW, ኣውስትራልያ): ስፔሻሊስት ኣገልግሎት ገዛ ኣልቦነት (SHS) መንእሰያት ኣመጋግባ ማዕቀፋትን ብሱላት ትሕቲ ዕድመ / ጊሊክ ብቕዓት ፍቓድ ክንክን ጥዕና ዶክትሪናትን።

ተዛመድቲ መምርሒታት¶

• ኣብ ገዛ ዘይብሉ ምድሓንን ጽንኩር ኩነታት ኣየር ምፍላይን።
• ዝጠፍአ ኣባል ስድራቤት
• ዘይሕጋዊ ምስግጋር ደቂ ሰባት
• ዘቤታዊ ዓመጽ