Addressing Youth Homelessness: Insights from Senior Research Associate Lenae DavisIn this episode, Lenae Davis, a Senior Research Associate at the Center for Policy Research, discusses her extensive career focused on research and evaluation. She explains her role in various projects addressing youth homelessness and economic instability, particularly emphasizing the Pathways to Success initiative and a HUD-funded study using administrative data to better identify and support homeless youth. Davis elaborates on the challenges of accurately counting homeless youth, the importance of incorporating mixed methods in research, and the significant impact of working with vulnerable populations. She also touches upon the administrative aspects of being grant-funded and shares recent examples of policy changes and program improvements driven by her team's research.00:00 Introduction and Guest Background01:01 Journey into Youth Homelessness Research02:31 HUD Funded Study and Data Utilization07:18 Challenges in Counting Homeless Youth13:04 Mixed Method Research Approach20:31 Pathways to Success Initiative27:27 Grant Funding and Policy Impact32:44 Future Goals and Conclusion

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