A Conversation About Ending Youth Homelessness Jasmine Hayes, Deputy Director USICH September 12, 2017

Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness End chronic homelessness End Veteran homelessness End homelessness among families, youth and children Set a path to ending all types of homelessness

Our Progress 2015: Coordinated Community Response 2012: Federal Framework to End Youth Homelessness 2013: YouthCount! 2013: Youth at Risk of Homelessness Grants 2014: LGBTQ Youth Homelessness Prevention Pilots 2015: Coordinated Community Response 2016: Preliminary Interagency Data Model 2017: Baseline PIT Count for Youth 2017: Youth Homelessness Demo Projects 2017: Criteria and Benchmarks Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3

Federal Vision: Coordinated Community Response #1 - Build the foundation for a coordinated and comprehensive community response #2 - Build the capacity of local communities to implement the components of a coordinated and comprehensive community response Learn more: Coordinated Community Response to Youth Homelessness

Community-Level Criteria The community identifies all unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness. The community uses prevention and diversion strategies whenever possible, and otherwise provides immediate access to low-barrier crisis housing and services to any youth experiencing homelessness who needs and wants it. The community uses coordinated entry processes to effectively link all youth experiencing homelessness to housing and services solutions that are tailored to their needs. The community acts with urgency to swiftly assist youth to move into permanent or non-time-limited housing options with appropriate services and supports. The community has resources, plans, and system capacity in place to continue to prevent and quickly end future experiences of homelessness among youth. 6

Work Underway: A Snapshot Coordinated National Estimate of Prevalence Federal efforts Chapin Hall: Voices of Youth Count Youth At-Risk of Homelessness Grants Evaluation of LGBTQ Youth Homelessness Prevention Initiative TLP Special Population Demonstration Project Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (2 rounds) Piloting Youth Benchmarks Strengthening/revising the Federal Strategic Plan Partnering with A Way Home America

The Work Ahead Increasing the range and supply of housing options. Continuing to strengthen our data collection and analysis. Continuing to innovate around and expand the range of housing and services interventions necessary. Enhancing connections to education and employment services and opportunities. Strengthening our ability to provide opportunities for all youth experiencing housing crises. Enhancing partnerships at all levels of government. Building a lasting response that will sustain our success.

Adding to Your Toolbox Coordinated Community Response USICH - Ending Youth Homelessness Progress and Work Ahead (Fact Sheets) Using Homelessness and Housing Needs Data to Tailor Local Solutions HUD Resources for Youth Homelessness HHS/ACF - Runaway and Homeless Youth

Jasmine Hayes, Deputy Director U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness Jasmine.Hayes@usich.gov