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Discharge Planning Coalition | Housing Committee | Prevention Committee |Homeless Youth Coalition | Raising Incomes Committee

 

Homeless Youth Coalition

a committee of the city-county

Commission on Homelessness

addressing the needs of

teens & young adults

in our community who are homeless

("youth" = middle school & above)

 

                             

                                                               

ISSUES   ACTIVITIES    MEETINGS     MINUTES  COMMITTEES   RESOURCES 

FUNDRAISING    STATE LEVEL   2007 GROUPS  STATISTICS   MEDIA   BROCHURE

 

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YOU can be a key to

creating a place for our homeless youth

in our hearts, in a drop-in center, in a permanent home

be a part of ...

Shaping Awareness Framing Legislation Designing Services Crafting Prevention Building Data

 

 

Meetings

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NEXT Homeless Youth Coalition meeting:

            Jan. 25, 2010 - 12:00 at United Way 501 NW 4th St.

            (email to request meeting info)

 

Minutes

January 2009    February 2009    March 2009  April 2009   May 2009    June 2009    August 2009

March 2008    June 2008    August 2008    October 2008    November 2008

 

 

News

Hillcrest Washington Youth Home has stepped forward to be the lead agency in working with the Homeless Youth Coalition to create a Drop-In Center.  Read the media release.

 

Committees - Ways to Get Involved

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Community Awareness

next meeting:

Jan. 12 - 11:30 - 1:00 Reitz High School-Bobbi Bell's marketing class (directions supplied with RSVP to Kat Isbell  housingmatters@destination-home.info    428-4975

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Services

next meeting:  TBA

RSVP to/request info: Patty at  patty.avery@oldnational.com   465-7278

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Prevention

next meeting: TBA

RSVP to/request info: Lyneve at lyneve_scott@yahoo.com

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Legislation

For more info, contact Patty at  patty.avery@oldnational.com   465-7278

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Data Collection & Evaluation (Liaison to the Homeless Services Council - Data Committee)

          next meeting of the Homeless Services Council's Data Committee:

                    next meeting:  TBA

                    For more info or to RSVP, contact Cynthia at cynthiasmith9868@yahoo.com

            2008-2009 EVSC counts

            Homeless Statistics - Child/Youth

 

ACTIVITIES

Lunch & Learn with the Homeless Youth Coalition

"Connecting with Homeless Youth -- Meeting Needs Now & Empowering Lives for Tomorrow"

was held Mon., Sept. 28, 2009 at Ivy Tech Community College
Guest Speaker: Eric Howard, Executive Director of Outreach, Inc., Indianapolis  www.outreachindiana.org
Drawing from Outreach, Inc.'s experience with outreach and intensive case management with homeless youth, Eric will convey concepts for building relationships with homeless youth and networking with essential groups in the community in the process of creating and delivering services.

Meal was sponsored by Indiana Youth Institute as part of its Youth Worker Cafe series, and was catered by Meadows Catering

Guest speaker was sponsored by Hillcrest Washington Youth Home

 

FUNDRAISING

Homeward Bound - Southwest 2009

HYC participated in Homeward Bound 2009 on June 13 in downtown Evansville (read more)

 

RESOURCES

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Recommendations to the Commission on Homelessness

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Information Packet on Youth Homelessness

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Get Involved in Ending Homelessness

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Learn more about ending homelessness

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USI Service Learning Project preliminary report -- email to request a copy of the Power Point presentation from Nov. 2008

 

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ISSUES

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Who are homeless youth?

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What services assist homeless youth?

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What's working in other communities?

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How does Destination: Home address youth homelessness? 

 

2007 SUBGROUPS

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Community Education

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Coordinated Services

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Community Models

 

STATE LEVEL

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Interim Study Committee on Homeless & Missing Children

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Avery's Youth Legislation Advances to Floor

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Updates on House Bills in Senate 

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Governor Daniels signed both House Bill 1165 & 1290 3-24-08

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Summary of HB 1165

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Summary of HB 1290

 

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MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE ISSUE

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Youth Worker Cafe (hosted by Indiana Youth Institute, April 15, 2008) - news coverage:

14WFIE Summit Held to Address Homeless Youth

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LISTEN: 30-second radio spot played on five S. Central Communications stations

in May, June & July '08 (featuring Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel)

[WIKY 104.1 FM, HOT96 96.1 FM, WABX 107.5 FM, JACK 107.1 FM,

and 93.5 The Wolf at 93.5 FM]

 

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