Increasing Rental Access for Unhoused Youth & Young Adults

Increasing Rental Access for Unhoused Youth & Young Adults

Project Background Insecurely housed youth in New York City face significant challenges in finding housing. In 2021, only 4% of youth and young adults who exited runaway homeless programs moved into an apartment. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted existing support services and exacerbated systemic inequities in housing access among unhoused youth and young adults, especially for […]

Soul Care

Project Background Young people with experience in foster care, who are primarily black and brown people of color, often experience complex trauma prior to entering foster care, while in care, and when transitioning out of care—yet many cannot access the type of culturally responsive, long-term mental health and wellness support they desire.  Existing systems and providers […]

Family Pathways to Care

A presentation about the five commitments framework for feedback collection is pulled up on a laptop.

Project Background Family Pathways to Care is a multi-year collaboration between the Public Policy Lab, the NYC Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), and the NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). Funding was provided by a Collaborative Innovations Initiative grant awarded to ACS by the NYC Mayor’s Office for Economic Opportunity (NYCO).  ACS’ Division of Prevention […]

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