Possible with Timeframe current funding resources Outcome Stakeholders Strategy Short Med Long going Yes No Strategy B: Convene CoCs to identify Mayor’s forums, CoCs, the numbers and types of existing local providers, DHCD, HUD support services across the state local office, youth action board, Mass Coalition for the Homeless, MHSA, ICHH CoCs local Mayor’s forums, Strategy C: Identify and evaluate providers, DHCD, HUD local current and potential funding for office, youth action board, housing, including supportive Mass Coalition for the housing, and services across the state Homeless, MHSA, ICHH Strategy D: Identify and/or create one CoCs, local Mayor’s forums, low-barrier resource center (drop-in providers, DHCD, HUD local center) for YYA in every region (as office, YABs, Mass Coalition stand-alone centers or integrated into for the Homeless, MHSA, existing programs or centers) ICHH, FRC, HCEC, DPH 2) Housing and service Strategy A: Create working groups for UHY ED, Service Providers needs for special each special population identified in DPH/BSAS, CoCs populations of the report comprised of advocates, unaccompanied homeless people with lived experience, youth are understood, and For each special-population, providers, UHY ED, and state partnerships are stakeholders include: agencies that provide services to the developed with state advocates, people with lived sub-populations. Alternatively, agencies to ensure experience, providers, UHY integrate UHY ED and YYA with adequate, informed, and ED, and state agencies that lived experience of homelessness into fully utilized statewide provide services to the special existing work groups. services populations
Outcome Strategy Stakeholders Timeframe Possible with current funding resources Short Med Long Yes No Strategy B: Convene CoCs to identify the numbers and types of existing support services across the state Mayor’s forums, CoCs, local providers, DHCD, HUD local office, youth action board, Mass Coalition for the Homeless, MHSA, ICHH Strategy C: Identify and evaluate current and potential funding for housing, including supportive housing, and services across the state Mayor’s forums, CoCs local providers, DHCD, HUD local office, youth action board, Mass Coalition for the Homeless, MHSA, ICHH Strategy D: Identify and/or create one low-barrier resource center (drop-in center) for YYA in every region (as stand-alone centers or integrated into existing programs or centers) Mayor’s forums, CoCs, local providers, DHCD, HUD local office, YABs, Mass Coalition for the Homeless, MHSA, ICHH, FRC, HCEC, DPH 2) Housing and service needs for special populations of unaccompanied homeless youth are understood, and partnerships are developed with state agencies to ensure adequate, informed, and fully utilized statewide services Strategy A: Create working groups for each special population identified in the report comprised of advocates, people with lived experience, providers, UHY ED, and state agencies that provide services to the sub-populations. Alternatively, integrate UHY ED and YYA with lived experience of homelessness into existing work groups. UHY ED, Service Providers DPH/BSAS, CoCs For each special-population, stakeholders include: advocates, people with lived experience, providers, UHY ED, and state agencies that provide services to the special populations going