1. “Ending Youth Homelessness ”
A step in the right direction for young homeless people & vulnerable women in Wales
“Ending Youth Homelessness ”

2. End Youth Homelessness Cymru
The End Youth Homelessness Cymru Partnership (EYHC) is determined to end youth homelessness in Wales over the next ten years

3. Building a national movement
We cannot do this alone
Building a national movement
Brings together partners dedicated to preventing and ending youth homelessness in Wales
Create systemic and cultural change
Everyone in Wales understands and commits to playing their part in preventing and ending youth homelessness

4. ‘Youth’ & ‘ Homelessness’ don’t belong together
Key Principles
‘Youth’ & ‘ Homelessness’ don’t belong together
User led user /lived knowledge & experience
Solution focused
Evidence based
Actions not words
Dynamic and responsive to opportunities and challenges
Everyone playing their part - inclusive activism
True Prevention
Support YP when needed not as point of crisis

5. Lived experience voice
Structure
Leadership Group
Lived experience voice
Steering Group
EYH Coalition

6. Lived Experience Voice
Three Main Components
Lived Experience Voice
Quantify Scale
Challenges
Systemic Issues
Solutions
No silver bullets

7. Two youth-led forums will be created;
Voice of Young people
Two youth-led forums will be created;
one for young homeless and one forum for their non-homeless peers.
Views of young people will inform any developments made by the steering group.
Crucial to understanding the issues that need to be resolved .
Two chairs of these forums could link in with other youth forums in WG and Wales

8. First Steps Initial actions:
Quantifying the true scale of youth homelessness, now and in the future
Scoping existing systems and undertaking a system navigation
Evaluating the steering group and partner strengths
Measuring current service delivery against need
Voice of Young people
Analysing the framework developed by EYH Canada
Identifying and analysing current legislation
Looking at current ‘ known solutions’
Pinpointing the spider graph

9. If you have ideas, experience , thoughts
Your help and Input
EYHCymru is about action
Solutions we know already
Groups of young people more likely to end up homeless
Correlations
Thresholds
Criteria
If you have ideas, experience , thoughts
please let us know

10. What connections worked for you

11. Overcoming The Odds
WE CAN DO THIS