Housing First for Youth Housing First for Youth

Housing First for Youth

Housing First for Youth It is : It is NOT : • Intervention/Program model • Rights based • Youth Focused • Just Housing and supports • Timelimited • Housing First Jn

How are youth different from the adult homelessness population? • • Age Adolescent development Experience Dependency and supports

Core Principles of H 4 FY 1. A right to Housing with no preconditions 2. Youth choice, youth voice and self determination 3. Positive Youth Development and wellness orientation 4. Individualised client driven support with no time limits 5. Social Inclusion and community integration

Rock Trust pilot project: Partnership with Almond Housing Association 6 young people enrolled in the programme with 4 coming on board Rock Trust staff trained by Hub and Focus Ireland Contribution to research on HF 4 Y • Evaluation framework developed by Dr Deborah Quilgars • in line with Canadian project; • will be used by other programmes in Europe • Est. international research network starting

Training, awareness raising, building communities of practice • Awareness raising about the concept and methods • Conferences in Ireland, Scotland; interest from France, Denmark, The Netherlands, Belgium • 2 -day training courses – led by Hub, Focus Ireland & Rock Trust • January 2018 , October 2018, June 2019, December 2019, March 2020, etc. • Support for French pilot projects in Lille & Toulouse – March 2020 • Definition and manual – English & French – first half of 2020