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When Youth Aren’t Connected
Insufficient access to resources and supports leaves youth who are homeless vulnerable to victimization and criminalization as they try to survive on the street. When youth are not connected, they become trapped in the cycle of homelessness.
YEG Youth Connect provides an opportunity for youth, ages 13-29, to connect with agencies who provide services in a multitude of areas, such as housing, counselling, addictions, health, employment, and much more.
video courtesy of Global News Edmonton
STATS & FACTS*
29%
of Edmonton’s homeless population are aged 24 or younger.
65%
of youth who are homeless or at-risk, dropped out of school because of lack of support, resources and stability.
575
The number of youth under the age of 24, who were included in Homeward Trust’s 2014 Homeless Count in Edmonton, not including the estimated 100 youth who were sleeping rough or couch surfing and did not enter the shelter system.
* Raising the Roof, 2006 Youth Homelessness in Canada: The Road to Solutions
Homeward Trust, 2014 Homeless Count Report
