Youth Engagement Team – Conference on Ending Homelessness INNOVATIVE INTEGRATION FOR WORKING WITH YOUTH, YOUNG ADULTS AND FAMILIES
What is YHDP and origins of the Youth Engagement Team Program Model KEY MODEL COMPONENTS: COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER AND YOUTH INPUT (JOINT COMMITTEE AND YAB) EQUITY AND DISPROPORTIONALITY GOALS WRAPAROUND APPROACH SYSTEMS INVOLVED
YHDP Communities
Coordinated Community Plan (CCP) u Requires communities to bring together a wide variety of stakeholders, including housing providers, local and state child welfare agencies, school districts, workforce development organizations, and the juvenile justice system to create a coordinated community plan that assesses the needs of youth at-risk of and experiencing homelessness in the community and addresses how it will use the money from the YHDP grant, along with other funding sources, to prevent and end homelessness. u The Plan has to be approved by the community’s YAB, the CoC Board and the CW agency.
Coordinated Community Plan (CCP) It must include: Clear, data driven statement of need 1. Key partnerships and roles 2. Core plan components 3. u Shared vison for ending youth homelessness u Goals, objectives, and actions u List of YHDP funded projects and other new projects needed u Governance structure: org chart and decision-making process u Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) plan Values and Principles 4.
Seattle/King County YHDP Projects Bridge Housing Project 1. u YouthCare u United Indians of All Tribes Youth Engagement Team 2. u YMCA u Friends of Youth YA Navigation and Diversion 3. u Therapeutic Health Services u YMCA Behavioral Health Crisis Response Team 4. u YMCA
YHDP Timeline Round 1 Projects YHDP Round 1 Project Start Period Ends 2 Year Project Period CoC Renewal Project Period Begins October 2018 October 2020
The Campaign to Live Out Our Community Plan:
Questions and Answers about YHDP
Transforming the System Breaking down Addressing systemic racism fragmentation and siloes Drive collectively towards and root causes of inequity through radical action and impact through internally and externally collaboration with other increased coordination of through solutions which are systems (juvenile justice, funding and accountability explicit to race and other education, child welfare, structures marginalized communities employment, etc.) Addressing equity by Commitment to continuous Double down on increasing the diversity in improvement driven by an System and Organizational evidenced-based and best- agreed upon Theory of practice strategies Leadership and Board Change membership
Theoretical and Scientific Evidence Racial Equity & Social Justice Framework 1. Human Centered Design & Innovation 2. Dynamics Transdisciplinary Science, Team Science, 3. Implementation Science, & Improvement Science
Key Transparent and Nimble readily Command- Components accessible data Center Style for real-time Implementation actionable Team improvement Flexible arsenal of resources Proven menu of that can be strategies and shifted in interventions response to data
Systems Transformation Roadmap 13 via Racial Equity Lens Create Develop Identify Current Execute Quality and State Process Test System Scale Up Identify Continuous Challenges & Level and “By- What Execute Articulate Key Drivers Program Level Improveme Names- Sustainabili Transformed Works Interventions nt Cycles State Vision List” ty Plan via Racial Equity Lens
Youth Engagement Team Theory of Change Logic Modeling
Theory of Change Logic Model for the Youth Engagement Team Theory/Frameworks Inputs/Resources Activities Outputs Outcomes Minimum of 100 Initial Intermediate Long-term minors served Family Resiliency annually who are & Stabilization Youth at risk for or systems involved and There will be experiencing Family currently Rate at which Racial and social parity in homelessness Therapist/Mediator & homeless/unstably youth are disparities are outcomes for (Cat.1,2,4) Team Lead housed reunited with eliminated in both young family the amount of people of Racial Equity & Social color youth Mediator/Family Justice Framework (especially experiencing Youth Advisory Board Therapist will regularly Native, Black, homelessness & Joint Committee convene multi- & Multiracial) from historically Rate at which disciplinary including and LGBTQ + disenfranchised youth are (as needed) peer as compared groups assisted in mentor, legal counsel, to peers Legal Advocacy finding other housing provider, HUD & WA OHY housing navigator, the permanent Housing First housing minor, and parents/natural supports using a strengths-based, family team decision Accelerator-Y making, and wrap Rate at which Trauma-Informed around approach legal barriers Annually 100 Care & Cultural centering youth voice are removed minors will be Diversion/Navigation Humility and choice by type connected Friends of Youth with No youth permanent Creation of short exiting systems housing and long term plan, experience solutions authorizing services homelessness through family for short term Legal Counsel for Youth Positive Youth Youth reunification, shelter, HOPE bed, and Children Development flex funding Satisfaction home of responsible host homes or Surveys adult, host home, Children’s other creative etc. Flex funds Administration Triage options utilizing a diversion Children's approach to address Administration needs and creative Community-Centered housing solutions. Multidisciplinary Also support social Family Integrative Approach and community All Home, City of Satisfaction integration Seattle, & King County Surveys Staff All youth in King On average, Data Collection & County at risk YET members will participants Continuous for or coordinate with CEA will be Improvement Juvenile Justice Staff, to ensure 17.5 and experiencing engaged with School Staff, Provider older complete a the program homelessness Harm Reduction Staff, Health Staff CEA Housing Triage Referral- for are diverted Provider Tool. CEA will refer approximately quickly into youth under 17.5 to Satisfaction 10 weeks, with permanent YET Survey a limit of 6 housing --> months Functional Zero Estimated Program Outreach Quarterly Plan-Do- Budget: $856,906/2 Proactive Engagement years Study-Adjust Continuous Improvement
Desired Program Outcomes Exits to Safe and Stable Increased Permanent Housing: Family Social and Emotional Reunification, Host Connections Well Being Improves (Self (Wraparound/MDT Homes, Transitional Sufficiency Matrix) Living, other Creative or Model) Legal Solutions Equity: LGBTQ and youth of color achieve Outreach and Improved Partnership program outcomes at Accessibility to Systems with Child Welfare Involved Youth same rates as overall population Increased Legal Support Increased Legal Support for Safety for Education
Mental Health Utilizing a youth centered, strength based therapeutic approach. Mobile – meets at place of youth or family’s choosing. Responsive – Referrals responded to within 24-48 hrs. Smaller caseload – Ability for therapist to work flexibly and intensively. Wraparound – identifying key supports in youths’ lives and incorporates natural supports whenever possible in planning.
Housing Navigation CEA applications Host Homes program Family/Kinship reunification and support Transitional Living Housing applications Assistance for family or supportive adult in searching for an apartment. Financial help with move-in costs and rental assistance Employment Education Applying for benefits and insurance
Referral, Eligibility and Service Delivery Model
Legal Assistance Clearing up debt Guardianships Accessing local or Social Security Child protective services benefits advocacy Clearing court fines/fees Emancipation Criminal record sealing, warrants Identity theft Education advocacy Immigration Protection orders Landlord/tenant issues Gender/name changes Parenting plans Lawyers are not mandated reporters .
Opportunities and Challenges Family Host Home Court Reunification Outcome When it works: When it works: When it works: Barriers we have seen: Barriers we have seen: Barriers we have seen:
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