Welcome

The Anchor Community Initiative Resource Hub is a collection of resources, tools and case studies to help you use data to end youth and young adult homelessness in your community.

YOUNG PEOPLE IN TIME-LIMITED HOUSING

THIS PAGE PROVIDES RESOURCES AND GUIDANCE AROUND BY NAME LIST SCORECARD QUESTION 1B

Does your by-name list include all young people currently experiencing homelessness including:

1B: Young people living in shelters, transitional housing or other time-limited settings? 

Questions to Consider

  • Does your shelter enter into HMIS?

  • Is there an intake process?

  • How can YYA find shelters in your community?

Actions to consider 

  • Create a website that can help direct YYA to services in your community.

Pierce County Resource Example 

  • Creating a flier for your community safe spaces and shelters .

Walla Walla Example 

Community Highlight: Walla Walla

  • Blue Mountain Action Council partnered with a local non-HMIS participating, privately funded shelter to create a CE access point.

    • BMAC staff visit shelter 1x a week to complete CE entry and connect YYA to housing navigation services.

YOUNG PEOPLE IN UNSAFE OR UNSTABLE SITUATIONS

UNSHELTERED YOUNG PEOPLE: outreach tips, example policies and case studies