Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program
Members of the YHDP Planning Team during Fall, 2019 planning retreat in Juneau
AKCH2 was awarded the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) grant in Fall, 2019. The grant will fund new programs in the Alaska Balance of State aimed to help youth who are at-risk or experiencing homelessness. The YHDP grant includes $1.65 million in HUD funding over two years. The State of Alaska has generously matched the federal contribution with $250k in Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act funding annually.
Our Vision
We believe that homelessness ends where a positive and supportive environment begins.
A supportive environment consists of a client-driven pathway to healthy and consistent relationships, personal empowerment opportunities, employment opportunities, and innovative, progressive steps to ensure that individual succeeds in life.
Our vision is that every youth and young adult in Alaska will have immediate, equitable and barrier-free access to housing and supportive services to ensure that any instance of homelessness is rare, brief, and non-reoccurring.
coordinated community plan
The YHDP Planning Team consists of over 50 representatives from state/local governments, service providers, funders, and other stakeholders across the entire state of Alaska. This team met on a weekly basis over a seven-month period to create the first ever Alaska Balance of State Coordinated Community Plan (CCP) to Prevent and End Youth Homelessness. In June, 2020, HUD approved the CCP allowing for the Alaska Balance of State to begin its Request for Proposals process and move toward project implementation. We encourage all individuals interested in working to end youth homelessness to read the CCP and identify where you as an individual or an organization can assist in this work.
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