Artwork Speaking for Homeless LGBTQ Youth: Invisible—Samantha Box and Alexis Handwerker/The Hear Me ROAR! Project. | According to the U.S. government, the number of homeless and runaway youth ranges from 575,000 to 1.6 million. Out of that number, it is conservatively estimated that between 20 and 40 percent of homeless youth identify as LGBTQ. Your Holiday Mom provides support during a lonely season for these rejected young people.