According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, on average 624 people in Dane County were experiencing homelessness on any given night in 2023. For people in their teens or early 20s, the barriers to housing can be greater and the outcomes more desperate. The Dane County Youth Action Board (YAB) is a diverse of folks between the ages of 14 and 24 with lived expertise of homelessness and housing instability. They are using their experiences to guide solutions. As part of the HUD-funded Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program, they (along with partner organizations) developed the 2022 Coordinated Community Plan with the goal to end youth homelessness in Madison and Dane County.  


Guest host Sabrina Madison is joined by YAB members TaMaya Travis, Skye Gia Garcia, May Mahadevi Wilkins, and  Program Coordinator for the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program Kayla Every. They discuss the unique barriers facing young people experiencing housing instability, the day to day of their work, and what is still needed in Madison and Dane County. They also talk about the opening of the new EverStrong Youth Drop-In Center.
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