Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program

In 2022, to become a YHDP community, we developed the Hennepin County Coordinated Community Plan to Prevent and End Youth Homelessness (PDF). The plan was developed by the YHDP Core Team, which included members from the Youth Action Board (YAB), non-profit organizations, Hennepin County, and other technical assistance partners. The plan represents a continued commitment and focus to make homelessness rare, brief, and non-reoccurring for youth and young adults (YYA).

Tracking progress

In 2024, the Youth Action Board worked with Hennepin County to develop the Coordinated Community Plan – Progress Report. The Progress Report is meant to be a living document. It includes status updates for all goals, objectives, and action steps outlined in the Coordinated Community Plan. This will guide our community’s ongoing and future work to prevent and end youth homelessness.

If you work with youth experiencing housing instability or homelessness in Hennepin County:

1. Review the Coordinated Community Plan – Progress Report to identify goals and objectives that you or your program may have impacted or influenced.
2. If you have an update for any Action Steps, submit a survey.

Subscribe to the Heading Home Hennepin newsletter to receive updates on next steps.

The following projects were selected through a facilitated community process involving the YHDP Core Team. YHDP funding is coordinated by Hennepin County’s Continuum of Care.

YHDP Projects:

• Connections to Independence (C2i) - Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) Voucher Supportive Services
• Oasis for Youth - Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) Voucher Supportive Services
• Hennepin County - Youth and Young Adult Navigation Services
• Institute for Community Alliances (ICA) - HMIS support and training to youth projects
• The Link - Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH)
• The Link - Rapid Rehousing (RRH)

Housing prevention

• MoveFwd
• Restoration Incorporated Ministries
• Youthlink – In Reach

Street outreach

• YMCA

Drop-in centers

• MoveFwd
• Oasis for Youth
• Youthlink

Emergency shelter

• Catholic Charities Hope Street

Supportive housing

• Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative – 66 West, Nicollet Square, and Cedar View
• Project for Pride in Living – Downtown View Apartments
• Sabathani Community Center – scattered site housing
• The Link – County Involved Young Adult (CIYA) scattered site housing
• The Link – Lindquist Apartments YMCA – Archdale and St. Barnabas Apartments
• Youthlink – Downtown View Apartments