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Youth Housing Initiative

Why This Program Matters

For young people struggling with homelessness and housing insecurity, everyday life can feel like a constant fight against trauma, bias, and systems that often shut them out. Unstable housing puts young people at greater risk of harm, disconnection, and poor health outcomes. COHHIO’s Youth Housing Initiative exists to change that because every young Ohioan deserves a safe place to live, grow, and thrive.
Supportive services and youth-centered programs increase engagement and build resilience
Training service providers how to assist young people improves housing stability for Ohio’s youth
Stable housing improves health, education, and employment outcomes
Overview

What is the Youth Housing Initiative?

Discover the core programs driving change in youth homelessness prevention, housing stability, and long-term support across Ohio.

Our Mission and Goals

The COHHIO Youth Housing Initiative uses youth-driven perspectives to advocate for the prevention and ending of youth homelessness by providing training, education, and technical assistance to youth-dedicated homeless services and housing providers.

Elevate youth voices and lived expertise in policy and program design.
Strengthen housing programs and providers across the state.
Integrate equity into every level of youth services and decision-making.
Build a coordinated and responsive system to prevent and end youth homelessness.
Foster collaboration across sectors to create long-term, community-driven impact.

Who We Serve

The program supports providers, schools, and community agencies working to prevent and end homelessness among transition-age youth (ages 16–24), including those exiting foster care or juvenile justice systems, LGBTQ+ youth, pregnant or parenting youth, survivors of trafficking or domestic violence, and youth disconnected from school or work.

Youth Initiatives

Key Youth Homelessness Programs

Discover the core programs driving change in youth homelessness prevention, housing stability, and long-term support across Ohio.

Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY)

This federally funded grant program supports street outreach to young people, shelter, counseling, family reunification, transitional living programs and maternity group homes.
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Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP)

YHDP is a federally funded program that brings community stakeholders together to create and implement local plans for ending youth homelessness.
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Ohio Department of Health Youth Homelessness Program

This state-funded program administered by the Ohio Department of Health offers grants to agencies serving youth experiencing homelessness and those who are pregnant.

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Resources to Support Youth and Providers

TAY Partners Mailing List

YHI maintains an email listserv to inform educators and service providers about state-level developments in the field. Learn about youth-related advocacy, new funding opportunities, and training resources.
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News and Alerts

Youth Program News and Updates

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