Amidst Record Levels of Youth Homelessness, Anchorage Joins Efforts to End Crisis
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** Amidst Record Levels of Youth Homelessness, Anchorage Joins Efforts to End Crisis
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** A Way Home America Selects Anchorage as an Awardee of the Grand Challenge to Tackle Homelessness Among LGBTQ+ Youth and Youth of Color
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September 04, 2019 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Today, A Way Home America (AWHA) announced Anchorage as a selected community of its Grand Challenge to end youth homelessness at the True Colors United Impact Summit ([link removed]) in Washington, D.C.
The Grand Challenge aims to end homelessness for LGBTQ+ youth and youth of color to pave the way to eventually ending housing insecurity and homelessness for all young people. Over the next two years, AWHA will support Anchorage and nine other chosen communities in developing targeted strategies to address the problem in their areas. The awarded communities are:
Cohort 1: October, 2019 launch
* Greater Richmond, Virgina
* Hennepin County, Minnesota
* Miami-Dade County, Florida
* San Francisco, California
* Sacramento, California
Cohort 2: Early 2020 launch
* Palm Beach, Florida
* Tucson-Pima, Arizona
* Washington, DC
* Chicago, Illinois
* Anchorage, Alaska
"These 10 Grand Challenge communities are committed to centering those young people most likely to experience homelessness - youth of color and LGBTQ+ youth - and to showing it is possible to effectively end homelessness for all young people. They are communities unafraid of bold action and systemic change,” said Megan Gibbard Kline, Director of A Way Home America.
On any given night in the United States, approximately 41,000 unaccompanied young people ([link removed]) between the ages of 13 and 25 experience homelessness. And over the course of a year, one in 10 young adults ([link removed]) between the ages of 18 and 25 and at least one in 30 teenagers between the ages of 13 and 17 experience some form of housing instability, whether it be homelessness or couch surfing. In total, approximately 3.5 million young adults and 700,000 youth are affected by homelessness each year.
The Grand Challenge is concentrating on the needs of LGBTQ+ youth and youth of color, who are disproportionately impacted by homelessness. LGBTQ+ youth are 120% more likely ([link removed]) to experience homelessness than their peers, and youth of color make up 89% of young people ([link removed]) experiencing homelessness between ages 18 and 24.
The method of AWHA’s Grand Challenge is based on the theory of “Targeted Universalism ([link removed]) ,” meaning that if communities focus on meeting the needs of populations most impacted by youth homelessness – LGBTQ+ youth and youth of color – they can build a system that meets the needs of all young people who experience homelessness.
The Grand Challenge is supported by the Ballmer Group, the Butler Family Fund, the Campion Foundation, the Liberty Mutual Foundation, the Melville Charitable Trust, the Raikes Foundation, and the Schultz Family Foundation.
For more information about AWHA’s Grand Challenge, please visit [link removed].
** About A Way Home America
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AWHA is a national initiative to build the movement to prevent and end homelessness among young people. AWHA is made up of local and state public sector organizations, advocates, researchers, young people, homeless youth providers and philanthropists united behind the goal of ending youth homelessness. www.awayhomeamerica.org ([link removed])
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** ACEH is seeking a Director of Operations
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Do you want to make a difference in Anchorage? Are you passionate about making homelessness rare, brief and one-time? We’re Hiring! The Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness is looking for a Director of Operations. The Director of Operations is responsible for organizing and facilitating the daily operations of ACEH including managing organizational finances, providing support for the management team and implementing strategic efforts. The Director of Operations also works with various government entities and other community stakeholders to implement and advance local, state, and federal efforts to solve homelessness. For more information and the Director of Operations Job Description: Click Here ([link removed])
To apply, candidates can send a cover letter and resume to:
[email protected] (mailto:
[email protected]?subject=Director%20of%20Operations%20-%20Cover%20Letter%20and%20Resume)
** Upcoming Events:
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Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness General Membership Meeting
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Friday, September 13, 2019 - 9:00 am-11:00 am
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (4300 Boniface Pkwy.- Main Conference Room ([link removed]) )
Anchorage Assembly Committee on Homelessness
Wednesday, September 18, 2019 - 11:00 am-12:30 pm
Anchorage City Hall (632 W 6th Ave - Mayor's Conference Room #830 ([link removed]) )
Homeless Resource Advisory Council (HRAC) Meeting
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Thursday, October 3, 2019 - 3:00 pm-5:00 pm
Z. J. Loussac Public Library (3600 Denali St - Beluga Room on the 2nd floor ([link removed]) )
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