PDF A Place to Call Home for Youth

A PLACE TO CALL HOME FOR YOUTH

Our Coordinated Community Plan for Youth Facing Homelessness in Columbus and Franklin County

Columbus and Franklin County Continuum of Care March 2019

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CONTENTS

Acknowledgements ...................................................................................................................................... 3 Executive Summary .....................................................................................................................................5 Governance and Planning Structure...........................................................................................................9 Recent and Current Efforts Related to Youth Homelessness ................................................................ 14 Framework for Preventing and Ending Homelessness Among Youth .................................................. 17 Statement of Need.................................................................................................................................... 26

Special Considerations of Unique Populations ................................................................................... 31 Unaccompanied Youth Experiencing Homelessness...................................................................... 31 Pregnant or Parenting Youth Experiencing Homelessness ............................................................ 33 Racial and Ethnic Minorities............................................................................................................. 34 LGBTQ+ Youth ................................................................................................................................... 35 Foster Care System-Involved Youth ................................................................................................. 36 Juvenile and/or Criminal Justice System-Involved Youth ............................................................... 37 Youth Survivors of Human Trafficking ............................................................................................. 38 Youth Under the Age of 18 (Minors) ................................................................................................ 39

Homeless Crisis System Demand Estimates ...................................................................................... 42 System Gap Analysis............................................................................................................................. 45 Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................. 48 Principles and Approaches for Serving Youth ......................................................................................... 49 Key Practices......................................................................................................................................... 49 Supporting Core Outcomes for Youth .................................................................................................. 54 Meeting the Needs of All Youth............................................................................................................ 57

Youth Under the Age of 18 (Minors) ................................................................................................ 58 LGBTQ Youth ..................................................................................................................................... 59 Youth of Color .................................................................................................................................... 59 Pregnant and Parenting Teens......................................................................................................... 59 Justice-Involved Youth ...................................................................................................................... 60 Child Welfare-Involved Youth............................................................................................................ 61 Youth Survivors of Human Trafficking and Exploitation ................................................................. 61 New Americans ................................................................................................................................. 62 Goals and Objectives ................................................................................................................................ 63 Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program: New Projects .............................................................. 75 Looking Forward: Multi-Year Planning ..................................................................................................... 86

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Continuous Improvement and Evaluation ............................................................................................... 91 Appendix A: members of CoC ................................................................................................................. 101 Appendix B. Community Organizations.................................................................................................. 103 Appendix C: Needs Assessment Data Sources ..................................................................................... 105 Appendix D: Methodology to Derive Annual Estimates of Youth Experiencing and At-Risk of Experiencing Literal Homelessness ....................................................................................................... 107 Appendix E: System Demand Modeling Subpopulations...................................................................... 112 Appendix F: Program Models Matrix ...................................................................................................... 116 Appendix G: YHDP project application and approval schedule............................................................ 131 Appendix H: Youth Homeless Crisis Response System Inventory........................................................ 132 Appendix I: YHDP Waivers Requested from HUD.................................................................................. 134 Appendix J: Plan Approvals..................................................................................................................... 135

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We would like to acknowledge and thank the stakeholders and community organizations who helped provide key input in the development of this Plan and participated in the planning process. Specifically, 31 members of the Youth Core Team participated fully, representing 21 organizations.

ORGANIZATION

The Center for Healthy Families CHOICES City of Columbus Department of Development Columbus City Schools The Columbus Foundation

Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority Community Housing Network Community Shelter Board

Franklin County Board of Commissioners Franklin County Children Services

Franklin County - Office of Justice Policy & Programs / Department of Homeland Security & Justice Programs Huckleberry House ICF (HUD technical assistance provider)

Kaleidoscope Youth Center Measurement Resources Company

National Center for Homeless Education (DOE technical assistance provider) National Youth Forum (HUD technical assistance provider) Nationwide Children's Hospital Star House

True Colors Fund/National Youth Forum (HUD technical assistance provider) Workforce Development Board of Central Ohio YMCA of Central Ohio

Youth Action Board

YOUTH CORE TEAM MEMBERS

Toshia Safford Angela Stoller-Zervas Kim Stands Keisha Hunley-Jenkins Amy Acton, MD, MPH Mark Lomax Sonja Nelson Ryan Cassell Tom Albanese Lianna Barbu Michelle Heritage Aubre Jones Annie Ryznar Emily Green Donta Greene Michael Daniels

Becky Westerfelt Ryan Burger Niki Paul Erin Upchurch Sheri Chaney Jones Alyssa Pettey Jessica Anderson

Rivianna Hyatt

Angela Abenaim Ann Bischoff Sam Masters Dee Balliet

Lawrence Jackson Danielle Otte Colton Sray Michael Outrich

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WORKGROUP PARTICIPATION

Six workgroups (Education, Employment, Healthcare, Justice, Child Welfare, and Housing) sought to further examine needs assessment data, identify current state gaps and future opportunities that support achievement of a comprehensive, community-wide response for youth facing homelessness. Approximately 122 stakeholders, including youth with lived experience, participated in one or more of these workgroups, with leadership from the following:

WORKGROUP

LEAD

Advocacy, Communication, Education Sara Loken, Community Shelter Board

& Ann Bischoff, Star House

Child Welfare

Emily Green, Franklin County Children Services

Coordinated Access

Tom Albanese, Community Shelter Board

Data

Lianna Barbu, Community Shelter Board

Education

Keisha Hunley-Jenkins, Columbus City Schools

Employment

Carma Lacy, Workforce Development Board of Central

Ohio

Healthcare

Kelly Kelleher, MD, Nationwide Children's Hospital

Justice

Michael W. Daniels, Franklin County - Office of Justice

Policy & Programs / Department of Homeland

Security & Justice Programs

Housing

Michelle Heritage, Community Shelter Board

Human Trafficking

Kim Stands, City of Columbus

LGBTQ

Erin Upchurch, Kaleidoscope Youth Center

The creation of this Plan was a true community effort, eliciting participation of more than 250 stakeholders. A complete list of participating organizations is included in Appendix B.

Thank you to the technical assistance consultants provided by HUD and other federal agencies: Ryan Burger and Niki Paul with ICF; Jess Anderson with The National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE); and Dee Balliet and Rivianna Hyatt with the True Colors Fund.

Thank you to the youth and young adults of our community who participated in focus groups and informational interviews. Youth participating on the Youth Action Board (YAB), including leadership from YAB's founding member Michael Outrich, have been instrumental to our planning process. Input from youth and young adults with lived experience has been very valuable to this process.

Finally, a special thank you to local partners who provided financial support for the youth needs assessment, Coordinated Community Plan development, and the YAB: Central Benefits Health Care Foundation, City of Columbus, Franklin County Children Services, Franklin County Office of Justice Policy and Programs, Office of the Ohio Attorney General (via Huckleberry House), The Columbus Foundation, and United Way of Central Ohio.

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