The B.C. Coalition to End Youth Homelessness published its second Special Report on COVID-19 and youth homelessness in July 2020. The report recommends unique, youth-centred ways to increase income levels for youth at risk of homelessness and the development of a BC Youth Housing Action Plan that provides a continuum of housing and access to rental subsidies. The report also recommends increasing youth safety and security online to mitigate risks of exploitation and online bullying.
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Recommendation 61: Provide youth with budgeting skills as the CERB is changing how youth view money and they will need support to transition to employment.-
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Employment
Recommendation 62: Youth need job training programs that provide case management, wraparound support, employment certificates, and workshops. There should be Indigenous specific programs.-
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Employment
Recommendation 63: Increase the number of paid work experience programs that build on youth’s lived expertise. For example, the youth-led “Light the Way Youth Homelessness Conference.”-
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Employment
Recommendation 64: Provide youth with personalized support to transition back into the work-place and transition off of government benefits in a stable way. Youth will need support stabilizing mental health and substance use to be successful in future employment opportunities.-
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Employment
Recommendation 65: Zero Ceiling is a promising practice that has integrated employment and housing to help bridge youth out of homelessness into a sense of purpose. They provide mental health support and a strong recreation component that helps youth thrive in wellness.-
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Employment
Recommendation 66: Develop fun workshops that connect youth to employers and gets employers feeling a sense of responsibility and achievement from employing youth.-
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Supporting a resilient sector
Recommendation 67: Increased and sustained funding to manage additional expenditures of housing and supporting youth. Funding for wages should be adequate, so organizations are able to hire qualified and trained staff to offer meaningful support to youth.-
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Supporting a resilient sector
Recommendation 68: Increased transparency from government organizations on the recovery plan.-
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Supporting a resilient sector
Recommendation 69: Advocacy with the Federal government to ensure Indigenous organizations are able to access benefits as the current benefit through Indigenous Services Canada is only for people on reserve resulting in a gap. There needs to be advocacy so Indigenous youth are equally able to access relief funds and the same benefits provided to youth on reserve. In Burns Lake, the Friendship Centers are struggling to provide hampers, food, and to continue providing services to those most impacted by the pandemic.-
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Supporting a resilient sector
Recommendation 70: Continued access to phones, computers, and personal-protective equipment in order to maintain a quicker recovery response in the event of a second wave.-
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