Youth Homelessness-The Gaps:A Rural Perspective

Kimberly Beers & John Finn

What do I do ?

What does my rural region look like?

What does my rural region look like?

Financial Support – Family/AES/CYFS/ JOB

Who Helps ?

Landlords – Are you kidding me ?

Everyone knows everyone in this town...what am I going to do?

Couch Surfing

How can I live here ?

Options ?

CYFS to AES Transition

High School to Post Secondary or Employment

Solutions

Prevention & Education

Data Collection in NL

Yukon 19

British Columbia 19

P.E.I. 18

Quebec 18

Manitoba 18

Alberta 18

Nova Scotia 16

New Brunswick 16

Ontario 16

Saskatchewan 16

North West Territories 16

Nunavut 16

Newfoundland and Labrador 16

Age of Protection By Province

Canadian Child Welfare Research Portal (CWRP)

Interagency Collaboration

Questions...Comments...Proverbs?

Financial Support – Family/AES/CYFS/ JOB Who Helps ?

◦ Mental Health / Counselling◦ Youth Groups / Peer Support / Community

Organizations Landlords – Are you kidding me ? CYFS to AES Transition High School to Post Secondary or

Employment Everyone knows everyone !!

Challenges & Gaps