[homeles_ot-l] From USA - New Youth Housing Resources - Federal Policy Initiative

[Lynne Browne]

FYI . information from a contact in the United States on youth housing
resources.

Lynne Browne

Coordinator, Alliance to End Homelessness (ATEH)

147 Besserer St., 2nd Floor, Ottawa, ON K1N 6A7

613-241-7913, ext. 205

www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca <http://www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca/> 

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From: Richard HooksWayman [mailto:rhookswayman at NAEH.org] 
Sent: August 17, 2009 11:32 AM
To: 
Subject: New Youth Housing Resources - Federal Policy Initiative

 

New Youth Housing Resources Webpage

 

To encourage increased production of youth housing among national and local
field leaders, the National Alliance to End Homelessness has posted a
webpage dedicated to youth housing models, best practices, funding, and
public policy.  The webpage also has links to various resources developed by
HUD, HHS, the Corporation for Supportive Housing, and the Finance Project.
We hope the resources will be helpful to local organization's effort to
expand the spectrum of housing opportunities to homeless youth.

 

The Alliance is concerned that the United States fails to invest adequate
resources to produce a supply of housing sufficient to prevent youth from
sleeping on the streets.  The Alliance's work to end youth homelessness is
now focused on bringing to scale federal resources and efficient policies to
substantially increase the supply of youth housing programs. 

 

Public Policy Advocacy:

The Alliance has developed a policy proposal that offers a framework for
assisting 50,000 homeless youth annually (a significant increase from the
approximate 4,000 homeless youth served with transitional housing resources
currently).  We believe that limited public funding should be targeted to
meet multifarious levels of needs presented by demographic clusters of
homeless youth.  Some youth will be best served with access to family
housing, others require transitional housing support, some only require
one-time financial assistance or shallow subsidies, and others require
long-term or even permanent supportive housing.  We intend to review this
proposal with Congress and seek federal investment in a range of housing
solutions. 

 

If you would like to be a part of this policy initiative, please respond to
this email.  We are building a national data base of homeless youth
advocates and youth housing specialists to work cooperatively toward the
goal of significantly increasing the nation's supply of youth housing.

 

Web-based Resources:

In addition, the Alliance recently completed a pre-conference institute at
its annual conference on youth housing models, funding, and federal policy.
You can find materials from this event and other resources on the following
web site:

 

http://www.endhomelessness.org/content/article/detail/2471

 

Thank you for your interest in our work!  Please, feel free to share this
information with your friends and colleagues!  Please, feel free to contact
us with your questions or thoughts.

 

Sincerely,

 

Richard A. Hooks Wayman

LaKesha Pope

National Alliance to End Homelessness

1518 K Street, N.W., Suite 410

Washington, DC  20005

(202) 638-1526

rhookswayman at naeh.org

lpope at naeh.org

www.endhomelessness.org

 

OVER 50,000 youth will sleep on the streets in 2009 - less than 5,000 will
get into a youth housing program.   
Youth Need Housing!  Increase Awareness, Get Involved, Demand Investment in
Youth Housing!
Our goal is to end youth homelessness in American.  Find out more at
www.endhomelessness.org.    

 

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