Sparks proclaims November 2025 Homeless Youth Awareness Month; Eddie House cites increasing demand

The Sparks City Council on Nov. 10 proclaimed November 2025 as Homeless Youth Awareness Month and recognized local providers, including Eddie House, for services to young people experiencing housing instability.

Trevor Macaluso, CEO of Eddie House, thanked the city for its partnership and noted a CDBG grant agreement that supports Eddie House’s programs. He said the organization’s new transitional living community is already a third full and that in September the program saw a 70% increase in bed nights compared with September 2024.

Macaluso cited U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development statistics that if a young person is stably housed by age 25 they are about 80% less likely to become chronically homeless. He also said a chronically homeless individual costs the community an estimated $30,000–$50,000 per year (including ER visits, arrests and the CARES campus), while Eddie House’s six‑month workforce development program costs about $6,000 per participant and often leads to employment or schooling.

Council members thanked Eddie House and asked about partnerships and workforce outcomes; Macaluso said the organization is working with TMCC for training and is open to new partners such as Habitat for Humanity. The proclamation directs citizens and organizations to support local programs that help young people transition out of homelessness.