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BC Coalition to End Youth Homelessness
Recommendation 33:
Develop a “no wrong door” policy by ensuring all organizations know what resources are available and what youth need supports to ensure no youth falls through the cracks. Mental health organizations should partner with non-profits to provide youth with clinical supports and workshops. There should be one referral document for all services such as the Wrapforce program in Kamloops and the One Door initiative in Kelowna.
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Recommendation 3:
Designate housing units to the cohort of youth aging out of care post-pandemic to ensure no youth ages out into homelessness.
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Recommendation 5:
Create more scattered site program units for youth with rental subsidies and funding support positions in organizations who can partner with property management companies and provide case management. Additionally, organizations should network with other agencies that have access to housing to ensure youth are prioritized.
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Recommendation 81:
Create a cohesive system of youth-specific supports that continues to provide in person services for at risk youth to ensure they don’t slip through the cracks. While the pandemic pay for essential service staff is useful, providing long-term pandemic pay increases will allow the sector to hire qualified staff to respond to the increased needs of youth.
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Recommendation 79:
COVID-19 has exasperated mental health and wellbeing concerns for youth. The Coalition recommends increased youth-specific services and support around mental health.
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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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Recommendation 8:
Conduct research and complete environmental scans of current services and promising practices.
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Recommendation 8:
Begin transition planning early on for youth who are in the temporary hotels to ensure no youth is discharged back to the streets. Explore keeping hotels and designating vacation rentals to youth.
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Recommendation 74:
An opportunity to connect with other organizations and a community of practice to support the sector’s ability to look into the future.
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Recommendation 17:
All CLBC and Mental health assessments must be completed prior to youth aging out. Youth report delays on receiving assessments during the pandemic, which will affect the level of support they receive in the future.
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