National Prevention Learning Collaborative on Youth Homelessness
About This Initiative
The National Prevention Learning Collaborative on Youth Homelessness (NPLC), supported by Point Source Youth (PSY), is supported by The Raikes Foundation and other funders.
NPLC brings together national partners, local provider organizations, and youth with lived expertise from across the country who have expertise in youth homelessness prevention, housing stability, education, employment, well-being, health care and human services.
The goal is to champion and share actionable Strategies, supported by data throughout the youth homelessness prevention field.
NPLC aims to identify and develop data-supported promising practices, shared policy goals, and prevention standards to enhance youth homelessness prevention programs and practices. It will foster peer-to-peer learning, collaboration across federal, state and local partners, and alignment of efforts.
By hosting webinars, drafting briefs, and creating platforms for community partners to exchange knowledge, NPLC will drive innovation, facilitate investment in long-term solutions, and ensure all stakeholders are equipped to address youth homelessness prevention effectively.
“Half of the adults who experience homelessness experience it first as a young person. If we want to end homelessness for people in our communities, we need to ensure young people never experience it in the first place.”
— Tricia Raikes, co-founder of The Raikes Foundation
During the PSY Innovation Summit in Portland, a session on lessons learned in the first year of NPLC featured Casey Trupin of Raikes Foundation, Zahra Malikshah, NPLC Youth Consultant, and Lauren Wilkie, PSY.
Watch the Flexible Cash Assistance Models Webinar
Learn more about the first National Prevention Learning Collaborative (NPLC) webinar on Flexible Cash Assistance (FCA) Models for Youth Homelessness Prevention! Check out how Point Source Youth, Valley Youth House, Covenant House Alaska, and Sasha Bruce Youthwork successfully used Flexible Cash Assistance to prevent youth homelessness.