Amanda Jones: Networking for Youth Housing

Amanda Jones Networking for Youth Housing

Amanda M. Jones WTF? Youth Homelessness in DC The following slides belie my supernerd tendencies and anal retentive personality.

Youth Homelessness: The Issues
Estimates of homeless youth in the US vary widely
1.35M to 2M+ (Institute for Children and Poverty, 2008; National Alliance to End Homelessness, 2009)
Defining & tracking homeless youth is very difficult (Robertson, 2004; Comey, Smith, & Tatian, 2009)

Homeless youth are transient and tend to hide their status (Robertson, 2004)
High level of stigma associated with homeless youth (Karabanow, 2004)
Also a lack of information regarding program efficacy (R. Hooks-Wayman, personal communication, November 3, 2009)

Causes (van der Ploeg, and Scholte, 1997; Robertson, 2004; Arnett, 2004, 2006)
Coming out/being outed as LGBTQ
Family economic instability
Abuse: physical, sexual, neglect
Release from foster care, juvenile justice systems
Older youth: personal economic instability

Some problems experienced
Interrupted education (Toro, Dwarsky, and Fowler, 2007)
Poor financial outlook (Cheeseman Day, J. & Newburger, E.C., 2002)
Assault, human trafficking, HIV, teen pregnancy (Robertson, 2004)
Criminal activity (van der Ploeg and Scholte, 1997)

Where Are DC’s Homeless Youth?

NUMB3RS TM = 2,494 = 2,879 * = 113 = 903 *

Here are some MORE slides that belie my supernerd tendencies and anal retentive personality.

What’s A City To Do?
Early Runners
Most return home quickly
Low intensity
Tactics
Prevention & Early Intervention
Group Decision Making
Community Outreach in Schools

Same as Early Runners
Intensive Case Management
Family/Youth Triage
Family Foster Care (Younger Youth)
Transitional Living (Older Youth)

Street Dependent
Navigate various settings: railways, squatting, parks, etc
High intensity
Tactics
Street Outreach & Relationship Building
Short-term Financial Assistance
Permanent Supportive Housing

Who’s Doing It
Sasha Bruce Youthwork*
www.sashabruce.org
Covenant House*
www.covenanthousedc.org
Latin American Youth Center
www.layc-dc.org
Wanda Alston House
www.theincdc.org

The Service Provider Collaborative

Once we have housing…

@VisionSpeaks -> me
@OutTheBoat -> my org
[email_address]
www.OutTheBoat.org
Yes, I know “Out The Boat” is bad grammar
I want you to help anyway

Amanda Jones: Networking for Youth Housing

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