1. Creating a Cycle of Possibility
Supportive Housing for TAY:
Understanding the People, the Need and the Programming

2. Attention Homes Apartments
1440 Pine
Attention Homes Apartments
40 1 bedroom units (350 SF)
TAY: between yrs old
On site case management offices, staff meeting rooms
Community kitchen, media room, community garden, rooftop patio, game room, yoga/fitness room
Social enterprise on site
Job training, self-sufficiency
*These are only some examples. Contributing factors are as varied as the individuals.

3. Attention Homes Apartments
1440 Pine
Attention Homes Apartments
Permanent - no time limit
Individual apartment - 12 month lease
Client-driven case management - delivered on site, as needed
No preconditions - housing first, supportive services second
Subsidized - rental assistance
Income restricted - pay no more than 30% of income
*These are only some examples. Contributing factors are as varied as the individuals.

4. Reasons/Contributing Factors to youth homelessness
Why Youth Specific Housing Project ?
Reasons/Contributing Factors to youth homelessness
Family Conflict
Poverty
Abuse/Neglect
Trauma
Substance Use
Mental Health
Aging out of Foster Care or the Foster Care System
LGBTQ+
*These are only some examples. Contributing factors are as varied as the individuals.

5. Protective Factors: Resilience Physical and psychological safety
A characteristic that that is associated with a lower likelihood of problem outcomes or that reduces the negative impact of a risk factor
Resilience
Physical and psychological safety
Positive social norms
Clear expectations
Consistency and support
Access to resources
Development of permanent connections
School and community engagement
Prosocial activities
Education and Employment

6. PARTNERSHIP: Land-FUMC Development and construction $-Gardner
-GARDNER CAPITAL -BCDHHS
-FUMC -CHFA
-COLORADO DOH -ROSS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Land-FUMC
Development and construction $-Gardner
40 Project based vouchers – DOH
10 units -service agreement BCDHHS
9% LIHTC- CHFA
Ross Property Management-Youth Focused Property Management

7. Pathways To Success Boulder County Housing Resource Panel
BOULDER COUNTY PARTNERSHIPS IN HOUSING
Boulder County Housing Resource Panel
-Referrals for housing resources and Case Management- key providers and housing authority partnership
Pathways To Success
-Housing and supportive services, scattered site
-Shared FTE between provider and BCDHHS 50/50 -

8. Pathways To Success BOULDER COUNTY PARTNERSHIPS IN HOUSING
-Housing and supportive services, scattered site
-Shared FTE between provider and BCDHHS 50/50 -

9. AHA Engagement Empowerment PYD-Positive Youth Development
Strengths Based
Life-Skill Building
Education = Informed Choices
Consistency/Accountability

10. AHA Engagement Safety and trust Assess readiness
Prioritize needs (basic needs)
Chronological vs. developmental age
Acknowledging trauma, loss, and betrayal –Trauma Informed Care
Harm Reduction
Consider behavior in context
COMMUNITY and a sense of belonging

11. Supportive Housing Service Plan
➢  Developmentally Appropriate Case Management
o   Individualized, client-centered, strengths- based, and trauma-informed
➢  Employment Counseling & Support
o   Group & Individual, Internships
o   Job skill training through social enterprise and supported employment
➢  Education
o   GED Support & Tutoring, Education/Trade Referrals

12. Supportive Housing Service Plan
➢  Health & Well-Being
o   Mental Health (Group & Individual)
o   Substance Abuse (Group –NA, AA, Natural Highs & Individual)
o   Physical (Nurse Practitioner on site weekly)
o   Equine Therapy

13. Supportive Housing Service Plan
  Health & Well-Being
o   Pro Social Activities (Yoga, art, climbing, biking, hiking activities)
o   Trauma Recovery Services
o   Speaker Series
o   Community Service Projects
o   LGBTQ Support & Referrals
o   Domestic Violence and Trafficking Counseling/Supports

14. Supportive Housing Service Plan
➢  Permanent Connections
o   Mentoring & Family Engagement
➢  Self-Sufficiency
o   Life Skills (Group & Individual)
o   Tenancy Skills

15. Questions?
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