Materials

Is your Continuum of Care implementing a Youth Count in your area? Below are all the the tools and resources you will need to get started! Have questions or want to learn more? Contact Carrie Gould-Kabler, Youth REACH MD Project Manager.

Preparing for the Youth Count
Getting the Word Out
The Youth REACH MD Survey
Using Your Youth Count Data
Youth Count External Resource Library
Youth Engagement External Resource Library

Preparing for the Youth Count

*NEW* 2022 Youth Count Timeline

Recommended Youth Count Strategies Checklist

Roles for Youth Ambassadors (also see the youth engagement resource library below)

Youth Count Readiness Assessment Tool

Youth Count Implementation: Obtaining In-Kind Donations and Additional Funding Webinar Recording

Youth Count Implementation: Volunteer Training and Recruitment Webinar Recording

Youth Count Implementation: Street Outreach Strategies and Mapping Webinar Recording

Youth Count Implementation: Snowball Sampling Techniques

Youth Engagement: Practice Tips Webinar Recording

Youth Engagement: Baltimore’s Experience Webinar Recording

Youth Engagement: Practice Tips for Engaging LGBTQ Youth Webinar Recording

Getting the Word Out

*NEW* 2022 Marketing Toolkit & Materials

“What is Youth REACH MD?” Video

2022 Youth Count FAQ (link coming soon)

2020 Youth Count Key Information Sheet

The Youth REACH MD Survey

*NEW* 2022 Online Survey (English and Spanish)

*NEW* 2022 Survey (English)

*NEW* 2022 Survey, Spanish Version 

*NEW* 2022 Stay Connected Card

*NEW* 2022 Survey Guide (link coming soon)

*NEW* 2022 Survey Administration Training Video (link coming soon)

*NEW* 2022 Survey Administration Training PDF Slides Handout (link coming soon)

Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Definition Guidance for volunteers

School Survey Cover Page

School Survey Cover Page, Spanish Version

*NEW* 2022 School Opt-Out Notice (link coming soon)

2018 School Opt-Out Notice, Spanish Version (update coming soon)

Using Youth Count Data

Data Visualization Tool

Youth Count External Resource Library

USICH Youth Count

Criteria and Benchmarks for Achieving the Goal of Ending Youth Homelessness

Assessing Whether Your Community Has Achieved the Goal of Ending Youth Homelessness

The Urban Institute:  Counting Homeless Youth

National Alliance to End Homelessness:  Youth and Young Adults

Voices of Youth Count

Youth Engagement External Resource Library

Engaging Youth Experiencing Homelessness: Core Practices and Services – National Health Care for the Homeless Council

Engaging Youth – A Way Home: Youth Homelessness Community Planning Toolkit

What is Authentic Youth Engagement? – The Maryland Governor’s Office for Children

Strategies for Engaging Young Adults – Systems and Psychosocial Advances Research Center

Tips and Tricks to Starting a Young Adult Council Part 1: 10 Steps to Starting a Young Adult Advisory Council – Transitions ACR

Tips and Tricks to Starting a Young Adult Council Part 2: The Do’s and Don’ts of Young Adult Councils – Transitions ACR

A Guide to Youth Recruitment – SAMHSA

SAMHSA Youth Engagement Guidance: Strategies, Tools, and Tips for Supportive and Meaningful Youth Engagement in Federal Government-Sponsored Meetings and Events