DOUBLING UP ON A FRIEND’S COUCH ONLY LAST’S SO LONG
Housing instability, domestic violence, neglect, and abuse force youth from their homes. Child protection and the foster care systems are not equipped to handle all the needs of children under their care and this leaves so many youth vulnerable to failing out of school, losing work, and/or turning to addiction.
It’s hard to keep or get a job if you’re living outside and it’s easy to slide into hopelessness without the care and services you need.
OUTREACH & RESOURCES:
Youthlink (statewide)
Face to Face Youth Drop-in Center (Ramsey Cty/ St. Paul)
My Path (Hennepin Cty / NW Minnesota)
INFORMATION & STATISTICS:
Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare - Lee & Palmer Modules
Part One, The Intersection Between Homelessness and Child Protection:
Part Two, Children's Experiences of Emergency Housing, Transitional Housing, and Child Welfare in the Twin Cities Metro
ACTION & OPPORTUNITY
Hennepin County’s Plan to Prevent and End Youth Homelessness
FYI Vouchers for the Foster Youth to Independence Initiative: