Addressing Youth Homelessness in Rural Western North Carolina 
Creating pathways to stability for youth through age 24 who are experiencing, have experienced, or are at-risk of experiencing homelessness
Key Objectives
The Partnership is dedicated to creating a sustainable impact through five key objectives:
- Empowering Youth: Strengthening the capacity of young people in participating communities.
- Building Partnerships: Establishing a broad, collaborative network across the region.
- Enhancing Coordinated Entry Systems: Ensuring these systems effectively address the needs of at-risk and homeless youth.
- Improving Data Practices: Enhancing data collection, analysis, and utilization across different systems.
- Promoting Equity: Assessing and addressing equity issues within the youth homelessness response system.
Key Activities
The YHSI project will engage in a series of targeted activities, including:
- Conducting a comprehensive regional needs analysis to guide local strategies.
- Establishing and supporting Youth Action Boards that empower young people with lived experiences of homelessness.
- Recommending improvements to Coordinated Entry Systems.
- Providing training, education, and support to local communities to help implement effective rural response systems for youth homelessness.
