Youth Engagement Specialist-Northern Region
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About The Position
The CARES Youth Homelessness System Improvement grant (YHSI) Youth Engagement Specialist will support six upstate NY geographic communities in improving the existing response system for youth homelessness and establishing and implementing new youth homelessness response systems. The federally awarded grant will focus on systemic change by building capacity for Youth Action Boards; collecting and using data on at-risk youth and youth experiencing homelessness; developing strong leaders within a community; and improving the coordination, communication, operation, and administration of homeless assistance projects to better serve youth, including prevention and diversion strategies. The YHSI Youth Engagement Specialist position provides effective leadership to advise and collaborate with youth provider leaders on system-level change to improve coordinated entry outcomes for youth experiencing homelessness. This position is part of the Youth Homelessness System Improvement grant that we have been awarded. Although we would love to make this a permanent position, the grant only allows us the funding for 23 months, which is what the tenure of this position will be. This grant will end in March 2027.
