title: Can't do it alone: housing collaborations to improve foster youth outcomes.
abstract: Research documents that youth transitioning out of the foster care system experience a variety of negative outcomes, including homelessness. Housing collaborations, which aim to comprehensively address resource and service needs for transitioning youth, including permanent connections, education, and employment, have resulted in innovative programming and forged new relationships among child welfare, social service and housing developers, and providers. This article describes the partners, models, and resources several collaborations used and their progress and outcomes; shares insights gained; and explores productive directions for future work.
authors.affiliation: Casey Family Programs, San Diego, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Miryam J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Choca
authors.forename: Jedediah
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Minoff
authors.forename: Lyn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Angene
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Byrnes
authors.forename: Lois
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kenneally
authors.forename: DeWayne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Norris
authors.forename: Deanne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pearn
authors.forename: Marina M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Rivers
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002140:California; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D019058:Community Networks; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004522:Educational Status; D004651:Employment; D005581:Foster Home Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018453:Homeless Youth / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D016730:Program Development; D012947:Social Work / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014504:Urban Health