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* 1. The goal of this survey is to determine the current scope of services available to unaccompanied youth and young adults (ages 14 – 24) who are experiencing homelessness in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and to estimate the current spending statewide on unaccompanied homeless youth.

An unaccompanied homeless youth is defined as a youth who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence and is NOT in the physical custody of a parent or guardian OR in the custody of a state agency.

The results of this survey will support current legislation to obtain state dollars to support unaccompanied homeless youth. (Please follow this link to see a fact sheet on House Bill 1862, An Act Providing Housing and Support Services for Unaccompanied
Homeless Youth: http://tinyurl.com/youth-bill-fact-sheet)

Please answer as many questions as you can. Thank you in advance for your participation!

To return the survey or ask any questions, please contact Kelly Turley at the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless: kelly@mahomeless.org or 781-595-7570 x17

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* 2. What services does your organization provide to unaccompanied homeless youth or young adults ages 14 – 24? [Please do NOT include youth in foster care, a group home, or in the custody of the Department of Children and Families (DCF).]

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* 3. If your organization provides shelter or transitional housing beds to unaccompanied homeless youth or young adults ages 14 – 24, how many beds do you provide? Please include a brief summary (2-3 sentences) of the program.

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* 4. In fiscal year 2011 (or most recent data available):

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* 5. What percentage of the unaccompanied homeless youth or young adults served reported having current and/or past connections with the following state agencies? (If you do not know please put N/A.)

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* 6. How many and/or what percent of the unaccompanied homeless youth and young adults served by your program were:
(If you do not know, please put N/A.)

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* 8. What do you find to be the most significant challenges/barriers your organization faces in providing services to unaccompanied homeless youth or young adults?

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* 9. What has your experience been in securing transportation services to help youth return to their original school districts?

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* 10. Other comments?

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