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Publication Date: 2021
Housing First for Youth (HF4Y) is an adaptation of the well-established Housing First approach used to address homelessness. Housing First programs – including the Pathways model and the At Home/Chez Soi project – have shown great success in addressing the needs of adults who experience homelessness, particularly for chronically homeless individuals with significant mental health and addictions issues.
HF4Y is an adaption of the adult Housing Fir...
Organization: Canadian Observatory on Homelessness; A Way Home Canada; Making the Shift
Publisher: Canadian Observatory on Homelessness Press
Publication Date: 2021
The needs of young people, particularly young people with lived and living expertise of homelessness, are distinct from adults. And so, the supports and interventions that are made available to young people must reflect these realities.
Imagine for a moment, the pressures a young person who, for the first time, finds themselves with no place to go: “How will I pay rent?” “Where do I start?” “Who can I rely on for advice?” All the while you are ju...
Organization: Making the Shift Youth Homelessness Social Innovation Lab
Publication Date: 2020
Youth Reconnect (YR) is a community-based early intervention program that is designed to help young people (ages 13–24) who are at risk of or in the early stages of homelessness. The goal of YR is to help young people stay connected to their family, community and school, and to strengthen connections to natural supports in order to prevent and/or reduce the risk of homelessness. It builds on the practices of Family and Natural Supports (FNS) and...