1. Housing Models for Youth Experiencing Homelessness
Mindy Mitchell
Program & Policy Analyst

2. Housing Models Temporary housing interventions
Emergency Shelter (host homes!)
Most people stay one month or less
Transitional Housing (host homes!)
Up to 2 years
Different age restrictions depending on funding source
Historically not low barrier; various models
Permanent housing interventions
Rapid Re-Housing (~host homes!)
Short- to medium-term rental assistance with housing identification and case management services
Permanent Supportive Housing
Permanent housing subsidy (voucher) plus intensive services (very expensive; should be targeted to CH)

3. Ending Homelessness HEARTH Act
set a national direction for communities to use a systemic approach to prevent and end homelessness
“to establish a Federal goal of ensuring that individuals and families who become homeless return to permanent housing within 30 days” HEARTH Act Purposes – Sec. 1002(b)
Opening Doors
“Transform homeless services into crisis response systems that prevent homelessness and rapidly return people who experience homelessness to stable housing.”
“Prevent and end homelessness for families, youth, and children in 2020.”

4. Crisis Response System
Systemic Approach

6. Add shelter capacity

7. Add RRH capacity

9. All of these systems are VITAL to end youth homelessness!
Population
National Numbers
Prevention/Diversion
Crisis Response
Housing Intervention
Services/Aftercare
Funding Sources
Under 18 (minors)
380,000/yr
Family intervention
Respite care
CW-funded shelters (can be host homes)
Basic Centers (can be host homes)
Family reunification
For those who can’t go back home safely: foster care (foster family, kinship care, or SILP)
Family intervention/counseling for those who can go back home safely
Foster care services for those who can’t
Title IV-B
Title IV-E
FYSB/RHY
18-21
75,000/yr
Extended and chosen family finding and connection
*Divert to extended foster care where eligible
Shelters (youth and adult; ensure adult shelters are more youth-friendly, developmentally informed; can be host homes)
Drop-in centers
Extended foster care (for those who are aging out or who qualify to come back in)
FUP for foster youth who’ve aged out
low-barrier TH, scattered or single site/TIP (can be host homes)
youth RRH
PSH (very few need this)
*use progressive engagement before assigning to PSH
YVLifeSet
Wraparound
Early Childhood Home Visiting (ECHV) for pregnant/parenting
Reentry for those exiting JJ/CJ system
Mental/behavioral health treatment (including substance use issues)
ACT teams for PSH
Education, Training, and Employment Services
Healthcare
Fatherhood Services
Childcare
Early Childhood Education
Chafee
PSSF (for youth with children at risk of CW involvement) and other Title IV-B
SAMHSA
DOJ/SCA/OJJDP
HRSA + ACF
TANF
DOE/FAFSA
WIOA/DOL Medicaid
OFA
CCDF
HeadStart
HUD (for permanent housing only)
22-24
Family reconnection
low-barrier TH, scattered site/TIP (can be host homes)
ECHV
Intensive Family Preservation (for families with a child currently in or at risk of CW)
Reentry
MH/BH treatment
Fatherhood Services Childcare
PSSF and other Title IV-B
WIOA/DOL
Medicaid

10. Thank you!
Questions?
me!