CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS:

We are accepting submissions for presentations for the 2024 Conference on Ending Homelessness (CAEH24), for the #YouthHomelessness stream.

DEADLINE: May 27, by 11:59pm ET.
LEARN MORE: bit.ly/4bdo9f4
ZOOM INFO SESSION: bit.ly/4bxo05Y

🔔SAVE THE DATE!

February 24-26, 2025

A Way Home Canada and the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness will be presenting the International Conference on the Prevention of Youth Homelessness: bit.ly/3y6Wb65

More details coming soon!

Are you interested in learning about model state statutes for youth and young adult homelessness? Check out this informative book: bit.ly/4b649uL

A Family and Natural Supports (FNS) approach is grounded in the belief that an effective response to #YouthHomelessness must consider the important role the family and community connections can play for any young person.
Click here to learn more about FNS: bit.ly/3p1CZSI

Check out this journal article that looks at how the experience of homelessness early in life can potentially impact childhood development: bit.ly/3WdhpJd
#YouthHomelessness

Q: Why do equity, diversity and inclusion within education policies matter?

A: Youth with marginalized identities are more at risk of experiencing housing insecurity and homelessness than others.

Learn more by reading this policy brief: bit.ly/3UydSnw

Q: What is Duty to Assist ( #DtA )?

A: DtA is an approach to #YouthHomelessness that provides a young person with the opportunity to take legal action if the state fails to take reasonable steps to prevent their homelessness.

Learn more: bit.ly/42h1sl9

#DYK that many young people who lose their housing do so because of conflict with their families?

Check out this blog that summarizes some of the key points of session 3 of our Prevention Matters! series: bit.ly/3U6LWGd

#YouthHomelessness

“If you had given me a roadmap I would have used it.

Read this paper that discusses the Journey to Success’s campaign to promote federal policies that lead to healing, family, and economic security for youth and young adults who experience foster care: bit.ly/4cUDuSO

“I want purpose in my life.”
#ICYMI : Check out this new blog which uses qualitative data to explore how youth experiencing homelessness envision their futures: bit.ly/3xntJw7

#WebinarWednesday

In this webinar, the panelists present the findings from a research project focused on the implementation of the Host Homes model in Canada.

Click here to WATCH NOW: bit.ly/3VTWtXF

Also, check out the accompanying report: ​​bit.ly/49vhJ9s

Register for the FEANTSA Forum 2024, taking place in Vienna on June 17th and 18th 2024.

The forum will touch on many topics including #YouthHomelessness ! Plus, our own Heidi Walter will be speaking at the event.

Learn more and REGISTER by June 1st 2024: bit.ly/3xsnRSy

#DYK that 1 in 5 youth in Canada and the United States were trafficked largely for sexual purposes?

Learn more by reading the Housing First For Youth ( #HF4Y ) program guide: bit.ly/49A5KIT

#YouthHomelessness

❗FACT: one in five Canadians who did not complete high school has experienced unsheltered #homelessness .
Check out this new blog which looks at how education policies play a role in preventing #YouthHomelessness in Canada: bit.ly/3TtHT7y

FACT: 51% of status #FirstNation s children and 29% of non-status #FirstNation s children live in poverty, compared to 18% of Canadian children in the general population.
The report calls for reducing the over-representation of #FirstNation children in CPS: bit.ly/49qyuDA

“Due to its gendered nature, responses to prevent homelessness must include a gender-based analysis and approach.”

March is #WomensHistoryMonth , and a great time to reflect on how Canadian communities have responded to women and girls’ #homelessness : bit.ly/3IxhZcV

#DYK : youth who age out of the child protection system abruptly lose support from the state, regardless of their readiness or emotional/financial needs?
This leads to an increased risk of experiencing #homelessness , poverty, and unemployment.
Learn more: bit.ly/3svPW9s

#ICYMI : Click here to read this journal article which explores how mental health and addiction struggles shape young people’s pathways in and out of supportive housing in Vancouver: bit.ly/3Vb9FXY
#YouthHomelessness

Meet Philly Putlitz, the Upstream Kelowna coordinator in Kelowna, BC. Based out of BGC Okanagan, she builds connections between community organizations, schools, students and parents in the city, showing students that they have a support network: bit.ly/3qBXTsl

#FACT : 77.5% of youth experiencing homelessness reference an inability to get along with their parents as a key reason they left home.

Learn more by reading the Family and Natural Supports ( #FNS ) program guide: bit.ly/3p1CZSI