A WAY HOME: YOUTH HOMELESSNESS COMMUNITY PLANNING TOOLKIT · 2016. 6. 8. · Planning produced by A Way Home and A Way Home Kamloops based on their planning process is available

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A WAY HOME: YOUTH HOMELESSNESS COMMUNITY PLANNING TOOLKIT WEBINAR

DR. ALINA TURNER MARY-JANE McKITTERICK

ACCESS THE TOOLKIT AT: WWW.HOMELESSHUB.CA/YOUTHPLANTOOLKIT

FUNDING SUPPORT

The Youth Homelessness Community Planning Toolkit was developed with support from the Government of Ontario.


OVERVIEW •  A Way Home Background •  Toolkit Development Process •  Acknowledgements •  Overview of Toolkit •  Walkthrough of Key Sections •  Next Steps


A WAY HOME IS

A National Coalition dedicated to preventing, reducing and ending youth homelessness in Canada


A WAY HOME •  Helping communities plan and implement youth

homelessness strategies •  Supporting adaptation of effective models of youth

homelessness prevention •  Putting Youth Homelessness on agenda of decision

makers •  Public spotlight on Youth Homelessness


KEY NATIONAL PARTNERS


FUNDERS AS PARTNERS


A WAY HOME COMMUNITY PLANNING

•  Youth Homelessness Community Planning Toolkit •  Community Planning Institutes •  Youth Engagement Toolkit •  Support Planning Community of Practice •  Building Resource Library •  On-going Technical Support


COMMUNITY PLANNING TOOLKIT

•  Resources to develop a plan to end youth homelessness in their communities

•  Enables communities to go further faster in their planning and implementation efforts

•  Build on promising practices and plans used in provinces, territories, states and communities across Canada and the U.S. to end youth homelessness


COMMUNITY PLANNING TOOLKIT

•  Supports the development of robust strategies and measurable targets

•  Toolkit not an end in itself – technical support and expertise (provided by A Way Home and planning experts throughout Canada)

•  Emphasis on the importance of Prevention and Housing First for Youth


A COLLECTIVE EFFORT…THANK YOU!

•  Melanie Redman, A Way Home, Toronto •  Mary-Jane McKitterick, A Way Home,

Toronto •  Steve Gaetz, Canadian Observatory on

Homelessness, Toronto •  Dave French, Alberta Human Services,

Edmonton •  Sheldon Pollett, Choices for Youth, St.

John’s •  Giri Puligandlia, Homeward Trust,

Edmonton •  Kim Wirth, Boys & Girls Clubs of

Calgary, Calgary •  Kelly Holmes, Ray, Winnipeg •  Deborah Hierlihy, Oriole Research &

Design Inc.

•  Naomi Leadbeater, Brandon Neighbourhood Renewal Association, Brandon, Manitoba

•  Debbie Bentley-Lauzon, Wyndham House, Guelph

•  Greg Bishop, Saint John Human Development Council, Saint John

•  Iris Hamlyn, Sidedoor, Yellowknife •  Albert McLeod, Social Planning Council

of Winnipeg, Winnipeg •  Christina Maes Nino, Social Planning

Council of Winnipeg, Winnipeg •  Mike Bulthuis, Alliance to End

Homelessness Ottawa, Ottawa


TOOLKIT DEVELOPMENT Engagement Approach •  Key stakeholders with

experience developing/implementing Plans

•  Range of diverse jurisdictions examined

•  Draft toolkit reviewed by stakeholders - ‘living document’

•  Identified need for an Indigenous Module – next step

Youth Plans across Canada


TOOLKIT SECTIONS


1 GETTING READY


SETTING THE PLAN’S FOUNDATION

•  Primer on Youth Homelessness –  What is youth homelessness? –  Definition of youth homelessness (aligned with National COH

Definition) –  Distinctness of youth homelessness –  Do you need a Youth Plan?

•  Options: Plan for a Plan, Youth strategy within a Plan on homelessness, Piloting while planning

–  Focus on Prevention •  Applying primary, secondary and tertiary prevention lens to

youth homelessness and community planning


WHAT PLANS CAN/CAN’T DO Youth Plan will NOT in and of itself end youth homelessness. It CAN however:

–  Validate good work occurring to respond to this issue; –  Set clear direction for the necessary system changes and

shifts required; –  Grant permission to move forward, innovate and create; –  Kick-start a systems response in your community that can

transform how services are delivered and coordinated; –  Act as a vehicle for action; planning process can be conceived

as an intentional relationship and trust-building effort to support implementation


YOUTH PLAN AS COLLECTIVE IMPACT

•  CI is useful framework to help you think through the essentials of building a movement to end youth homelessness.

•  A Youth Plan is only a step in a CI initiative

•  CI is a much more complex, long-term cross-sectoral mobilization effort to bring about social change.

•  Ending youth homelessness, rather than creating a Youth Plan, is goal of CI.

•  Plan can contribute, but it will not in and of itself bring about the desired social change.


ELEMENTS OF YOUTH PLANS CONT’D

•  Includes a statement of guiding principles and core values.

•  Engages the necessary players from the community, all levels of government and the non-profit and private sectors to work towards real reductions in homelessness.

•  Depends on collaboration among a wide range of stakeholders including funders, governments, service providers (mainstream as well as homeless-serving organizations) and those affected by homelessness.

•  Articulates necessary actions at the service, local and government levels.

•  Involves young people in planning, delivery and evaluation.


ELEMENTS OF YOUTH PLANS •  Has clearly articulated goals and objectives, timelines,

responsibilities, benchmarks and measurable targets. •  Outlines the resources needed for implementation,

including projected budgets and cost-savings. •  Provides direction on implementation actions and

governance options to move actions forward. •  Leads to real changes in young people’s lives in

implementation. •  Is a ‘living plan’ renewed on ongoing basis to ensure

relevance and progress in maintained.


PLAN PRIORITY AREAS Considerations •  System Planning &

Integration •  Regionalized Approaches •  Building on existing

strategies/broader homelessness Plans


COMMUNITY READINESS Developing Plan •  Backbone Support Organizations •  Continuous Communication •  Common Agenda •  Shared Measurement Implementing Plan •  Planning & Strategy Development •  Organizational Infrastructure & Funding •  Coordinated Service Delivery •  Integrated Information Management •  Performance Management & Quality

Assurance •  System Integration •  Government Support •  Community Engagement

Readiness Assessment, sample


GETTING STARTED 2


INITIAL STEPS Considerations •  Potential member sources •  Selection approach •  Recruitment •  Characteristics & skills •  Roles and accountabilities

Building the Planning Team


WORKPLAN & BUDGET Considerations •  Available resources •  Consultation needs & approach

•  Data & research •  Political context

Sample Budgets


LAYING THE FOUNDATION •  Vision, Mission •  Guiding Principles

–  Housing First –  Human Rights –  Prevention-Focused

–  System Planning & Integration

–  Cross-Sectoral Collaboration

–  Youth-Centered


3 GETTING GOING


GROUNDING THE PLAN

IN EVIDENCE •  Locating Existing

Information •  Engaging in Research

–  PIT Counts –  Youth in research

process •  Policy Analysis •  Environmental

Scanning •  System Mapping


DEVELOPING YOUR CONSULTATION APPROACH Consultation Levels: •  Inform •  Gather Information •  Discuss or Involve •  Engage •  Partner


CONSULTATION STAKEHOLDERS


CONSIDERATIONS •  Do your homework •  Phase-in consultations •  Check what you heard •  Fix it before you launch it •  Mind the buy-in gap •  Maintain open communication •  Working with funders and government •  Influencing public policy •  Building community support


ENGAGING YOUTH •  Toolkit provides overview of:

–  Ethical Principles of Youth Engagement –  Strategies of Effectively Engaging Youth –  Practical Tips –  Considerations for Engagement with Indigenous People

•  Other resources: –  Engagement Toolkit for Youth Homelessness Community

Planning produced by A Way Home and A Way Home Kamloops based on their planning process is available.

–  Another resource is the Youth Engagement Toolkit Resource Guide, which provides useful guidance on engaging youth with diverse backgrounds.


4 GETTING IT DONE


KEY PLAN COMPONENTS •  Developing Priorities, Strategies, Goals •  Developing Targets, Performance Indicators & Costs

–  Prevalence of homelessness & youth homelessness in your community

–  Estimate of the at risk population –  Homelessness type and acuity among at risk groups estimates –  System capacity and performance analysis –  Modelling solutions –  Developing your funding ask

•  Launching the Plan


IMPLEMENTATION CONSIDERATIONS: PLAN VS. IMPLEMENT?


A LIVING PLAN


NEXT STEPS Toolkit Available Here: www.homelesshub.ca/youthplantoolkit Support from A Way Home: •  Living Library of resources •  Continue the Conversation – COH Workspace •  Ask Me Anything – Date TBA •  C.P. Toolkit Blog – Melanie Redman, A Way Home •  Social Media - #YouthPlanToolkit

QUESTIONS?


CONTACT INFO ALINA TURNER, PhD T: 403-827-8722 E: [email protected] W: TurnerResearchandStrategyInc.com MARY-JANE McKITTERICK, Community Planning Manager T: 416-977-4497 x 231 E: [email protected] W: www.awayhome.ca

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A WAY HOME: YOUTH HOMELESSNESS COMMUNITY PLANNING TOOLKIT · 2016. 6. 8. · Planning produced by A Way Home and A Way Home Kamloops based on their planning process is available