Additional Resources
Examples of Plans to End Youth Homelessness:
Resources provided by communities working on/who have developed plans.
Resources
Community Readiness
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Community survey – St. John’s System Mapping Survey
- 10 things to know about Youth Homelessness – Winnipeg Street Census 2015
Steering Committee
Consultants
Workplan/Budgets
Provincial Planning
Consultation Materials
- Edmonton Homeward Trust Consultation presentations
- Winnipeg Plan to End Youth Homelessness presentation
- Consultation with stakeholders
- Youth Consultation
- Presented at the Launch
Useful Manuals/Guides
- Be HIPP Manual on engaging in public policy advocacy
- Youth Engagement Toolkit Resource Guide
- Engaging and Empowering Aboriginal Youth: A Toolkit for Service Providers
Public Consultation Guide
- http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/alt_formats/pacrb-dgapcr/pdf/public-consult/2000decision-eng.pdf
- Homeless Hub Point-in-Time Count Toolkit (youth and Aboriginal content focus)
- http://homelesshub.ca/toolkit/chapter/youth-homelessness
Developing Plans to End Homelessness
- http://www.caeh.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/A-Plan-Not-a-Dream_Eng-FINAL-TR.pdf
- http://www.endhomelessness.org/page/-/files/1223_file_Toolkit.pdf
- Engaging the Private Sector in Solutions to Youth Homelessness
- Performance Management in a Housing First Context
- Creating a Community Strategy to End Youth Homelessness in Edmonton
Further Reading
Prevention
- Youth Employment Toolkit
- Toolkit: Early intervention programmes to prevent youth homelessness – some examples from the UK
- Reconnecting with Family and Community: Pathways Out of Youth Homelessness
System Planning & Service Integration
- Beyond Housing First: Essential Elements of a System-Planning Approach to Ending Homelessness
- Performance Management in a Housing First Context: A Guide for Community Entities
- System Planning 101
Housing & Supports
- Coming of Age: Reimagining the Response to Youth Homelessness in Canada
- A Safe and Decent Place to Live: Towards a Housing First Framework for Youth
- Live, Learn, Grow: Supporting Transitions to Adulthood for Homeless Youth – A Framework for the Foyer in Canada
- Homeless Young Adults Ages 18–24 Examining Service Delivery Adaptations
- Youth Transitional Housing Toolkit
- LGBTQ2S Toolkit
- Toolkit for Practitioners/Researchers Working with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY)
- Housing and Outreach Strategies for Rural Youth: Best Practices from the Rural Youth Survey