Northwest Michigan and the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program
Rural YHDP sites, especially those with BoS projects and multiple school districts or LEAs, face unique challenges with involving educational partners as well as ensuring youth and young adults (YYAs) experiencing homelessness are connected to or remained engaged in educational services. Nevertheless, many rural YHDPs have developed practical and creative approaches to engage stakeholders and make the best use of resources available across their geographic regions. The YHDP in Northwest Michigan offers strategies for integrating LEAs and service providers into an interagency partnership that provides services for YYAs experiencing homelessness in the five-county geographic area covered by the YHDP.
Published October 2022
