A focus on youth homelessness has led the City of Kelowna to two national organizations that have partnered with the city to address the overall homelessness issue.
The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness (COH) and A Way Home - Canada (AWH) have joined with the City of Kelownasa国际传媒檚 Journey Home Strategy.
sa国际传媒淎s the community of Kelowna was embarking on the development of the Journey Home Strategy to address the issue of homelessness in our community, the need to address the distinct needs of youth who are facing homelessness was clear,sa国际传媒� states a City of Kelowna report, going to council today.
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sa国际传媒淭he approach has been designed to integrate and embed a strategy to address youth homelessness into the overarching Journey Home Strategy. This will ensure that the unique responses required to effectively address youth homelessness are prioritized.sa国际传媒�
That approach to youth caught the attention of the organizations, also working on the issue of youth homelessness.
The group hopes to be able to present its strategy to council this June.
sa国际传媒淭he strategy is being designed to transform Kelownasa国际传媒檚 housing and homelessness services into an integrated, people-centered, results-focused service system,sa国际传媒� states the report.
Led by Dr. Stephen Gaetz, The Observatory will be engaged throughout the scope of the project in an expert advisory role to ensure the approach is grounded in leading edge research while developing locally informed solutions, states the report.
A Way Home is a national movement that believes that by aligning the strategies and resources of key stakeholders a permanent solution can be found to end youth homelessness.
According to the city, the Journey Home Task Forcesa国际传媒檚 strategy will:
sa国际传媒� Be based on a Homeless-Serving Systems Planning approach;
sa国际传媒� Be driven by local and lived experience in the application of best practice principles to ensure a community-wide collaborative process; and
sa国际传媒� Become a guide for local decision-making on addressing affordable housing and homelessness issues.
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