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Youth & Young Adults Subcommittee

The Youth & Young Adults Subcommittee meets on the third Friday of the month, 9:30-11:00 a.m. and is open to all who commit to work on one or more of the following goals:

  1. Develop a Coordinated Entry system for youth that blends into the system for adults.
  2. Expand street-level and other forms of community outreach to better engage youth experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness.
  3. Establish a Host Home program that fits the needs in communities in the Marion-Polk region.
  4. Improve local youth data, starting with the Point In Time (PIT) Count in January 2020.
  5. Advocate for the use of and funding for evidence-based practices addressing youth homelessness.
  6. Amplify and develop voices of youth & young adults with lived experience by creating opportunities to engage and cultivate leadership. 

The Youth & Young Adults Subcommittee is co-chaired by Alisa Nelson, Community Action HOME Youth Services Director and Shanta Frisbee, Northwest Human Services HOST Program Director.

Staff contact:

Jan Calvin, calvin.jan@yahoo.com

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