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Towards Preventing Youth Homelessness

A Collaboration Pilot to Enhance Service Access

Towards Preventing Youth Homelessness

Overview

Youth homelessness is a complex and urgent issue in Canada, affecting thousands of young people who often lack the resources and support to transition successfully into adulthood. For many young people, homelessness is part of a cycle of moving between systems. Breaking this cycle requires coordinated, youth‑centred solutions, yet many social service agencies, shelters, and government programs operate in silos. This lack of integration can result in inconsistent services, repeated assessments, a [...]

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Introduction

Sets the context for youth homelessness and outlines the need for data collaboration.

The Pilot Project

Details the three‑phase community‑based data sharing collaboration in Calgary.

Findings

Presents key insights, lessons learned, and recommendations for future collaborations.

Acknowledgments

Thanks the partners, staff, and funders who made the pilot possible.

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People from different organizations working to identify and mitigate risk to better support youth homelessness through data sharing.
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A person helping another fill our a form. This image is being used for PolicyWise for Children & Families' Building Youth Homelessness Data Collaboration project.
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