Youth pathways : In and out of homelessness in the capital region

The actual number of youth experiencing homelessness in the region proved to be difficult to determine for a number of reasons including: The fluid state of homelessness makes it difficult to determine a single, static number Many youth experiencing homelessness are difficult to locate in order to count them. [...] The Youth in the West Shore: Housing Highlights (2012) highlights the findings from the West Shore Youth Housing Study: A Need and Demand Analysis which was an initiative of the West Shore Emergency Youth Housing Task Force and other community organizations to conduct a youth housing need and demand analysis for the West Shore, focusing on “at-risk” youth. [...] The youth and service providers in both studies stated that youth were having a hard time finding a place to live because of the following factors: Unaffordable housing, the cost of rent was too high Youth don't always know how to search for housing or employment Youth often face age discrimination and prejudice from landlords and others Vacancy rates were low
in the Fall of 2011, only 2 b [...] March 2015 12 Youth Pathways Organization of the Report The following sections of the report explore the study’s findings on the factors that contribute to youths’ pathways into homelessness and housing instability, and the factors that contribute to their pathway out of homelessness. [...] The voices of the focus group participants, and the service providers who were interviewed, are reflected in the description of youths’ experiences facing homelessness and housing instability, and the pathways to housing stability (pathways to housing instability are described in the last section of the report).