1. HUD’s Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP)
Lauren Knott, Technical Assistance Collaborative
September 26, 2016

2. About TAC
TAC is a nonprofit consulting firm specializing in the intersection of affordable housing and services
We work primarily with Continuums of Care, local and state governments, and HUD grant recipients
Over the course of the past few months, we’ve been working on a team (with Abt and CSH) to develop three guidebooks focused on ending youth homelessness:
System Planning
Mainstream System Collaboration
Promising Program Models
Note that the guidebooks are available on the website

3. What is the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP)?
YHDP is a demonstration project to support communities in the development and implementation of a coordinated community approach to prevent and homelessness
HUD will select up to ten communities, four of which will be rural communities
Once selected, these communities will engage in a planning process to develop a coordinated community plan
The ten communities will then have access to $33 million dollars, where each community can apply for between $1 and $15 million for different projects
The ten communities will also participate in an evaluation that will inform the federal strategy for preventing and ending youth homelessness
YHDP projects will have two year grant terms and may be renewed under the Continuum of Care program if they meet program statutory requirements.

4. Rating Factors for the YHDP NOFA
Leadership Capacity
Current Resource Capacity
Community Need
Capacity for Innovation
Collaboration
Financial Resources
Data and Evaluation Capacity

5. System Planning
Get involved with the Continuum of Care in your community- partners need to respond to youth homelessness in an integrated, cohesive approach
If you’re already involved, determine who’s missing and get them to the table
As a mainstream housing provider, HFAs will be a target for collaboration
Could the HFA put points in the QAP for units set-aside for youth?
For those with Housing Choice Vouchers, can some of those be designated for young people?
The Collaborative Applicant (or the entity in charge of submitting the application to HUD each year) is the one who is responsible for submitting this application

6. Promising Program Models
Tailored Housing and Services
Rapid Re-Housing
Housing First approach
Age Appropriate and Individualized Case Management
Cultivate Landlord Base
Long-Term Housing Stability
Non-time-limited Supportive Housing
Highest Needs
Housing First
Non-Time-Limited
Housing and Service Operating Agreements

7. To Learn More…find the YHDP on the HUD Exchange

10. Contact Information: Lauren Knott Technical Assistance Collaborative