The National Network for Youth (NN4Y) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of at-risk and disconnected youth. We provide resources, training, and advocacy to ensure that all young people have access to the services and support they need to reach their full potential. Our
National Network for Youth (NN4Y) was founded in 1974 as the National Network of Runaway and Youth Services (NNRYS), as a membership association of community-based organizations that aimed to focus on the needs of youth in runaway and homeless situations. Today, NN4Y represents more than 530 community-based organizations s in the United States and territories. NN4Y members work with their neighborhood youth, adults, associations, and regional and state networks of youth workers to provide street-based services, emergency shelter, transitional living programs, counseling, and social, health, educational and job-related services to over 2.5 million youth each year.