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Combating Y

• uth Homelessness

in Southern Nevada

SNRPC Committee on Homelessness October 9, 2014

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• In 2013, Nevada
• was 5th in the nation for prevalence
• f unaccompanied homeless

children and youth and

• had the 1st highest rate of

unaccompanied homeless children and youth living unsheltered

• During the 13 – 14 school year
• 9,284 homeless youth were

enrolled in the Clark County School District

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LeVon is only one of thousands of homeless youth in Southern Nevada…

NPHY offers comprehensive services for Southern Nevada’s homeless youth

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Last year, NPHY served 377 individual youth across our core programs & thousands more through outreach

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• Outreach: 26,251 info

cards to youth in schools & at community events and 3,332 contacts with youth

• n the streets
• Safe Place: removed 126

at-risk youth from danger

• Emergency Shelter: 117

youth provided with 523 bed nights safe and off the streets

Making a difference (FY 13 – 14):

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• Operation Go Home: reunited

36 youth with family across North America

• William Fry Drop-In Center:

provided survival supplies and supportive services to 377 unduplicated youth over 4,843 visits

• Independent Living Program:

6,815 bed nights to 44 youth, with 100% of clients exiting to permanent housing

Making a difference (FY 13 – 14, con’t ):

Update: Drop-In Center E xpansion

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• More than doubling the sq. footage,

from 1950 sq. ft. to 4500 sq. ft.

• Increasing both the quantity of clients

served and the quality of services

• Expanded DIC set to open in early 2015

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• Active role in regional initiatives
• Coordinated Intake
• YARH
• Youth Count/Survey
• Implementing national best practices
• Positive Youth Development

Update: Best Practices

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Interventions, such as NPHY’s programs,

• ften make all the difference.

Many homeless youth teeter on the edge between a lifetime of poverty, abuse, and crime, and a successful, sustainable future.