Support for youth & young adults experiencing homelessness:
- Drop-In Programs & Street-Based Youth Outreach Teams
- Emergency Shelter and Interim Housing
- Night-to-Night or Short-Term Stays
- May be provided via congregate, dorm-style or host homes
- Transitional Housing
- Longer-Term Housing (typically up to two years)
- Focus on life-skills education & intensive support
- Programs may focus on special populations
- Rapid Rehousing for Youth
- Rapidly moving youth into permanent housing
- Offering short- to medium-term financial assistance
- Providing developmentally appropriate case management and supports (focus on employment)
- Permanent Supportive Housing
- Permanent Housing
- Long-term rental assistance
- Individual or a member of a household has a disabling condition
- Permanent Housing
- May or may not come with financial assistance
- Youth may have continuing care built-in the program or be told how to access continuing care
Major State/Federal Funding Sources:
Illinois Department of Human Services: Homeless Youth Programs
- FY23: $7.2m funding 27 programs
- Outreach, Emergency/Interim Shelter, Transitional Housing
US Department of Health & Human Services: Runaway and Homeless Youth Act Funding
US Department of Housing and Urban Development: McKinney Vento Program
- Approximately $2.8 billion distributed via the Continuum of Care (COC) competitive process
- Includes $80m in Youth Homelessness Demonstration Project YHDP) renewals
- YHDP: HUD identifies communities through a competitive process and supports them as they create and implement a coordinated community plan to reduce the number of youth and young adults experiencing homelessness. https://suburbancook.org/youth-homelessness/
- Heavier focus on permanent housing models, less funding for services (though look at recent Special NOFO)
- Local decisions impact which providers qualify for funding