Two-Generation Strategies for Young Families Experiencing Homelessness

This survey will help SchoolHouse Connection (SHC) shape our efforts to disrupt generational homelessness among young families. Please share as much information as you are able, but none of the questions are mandatory. When we ask about “serving young families” we mean both assisting parents to become self-sufficient, and assisting children to be healthy, well, and on track developmentally.

We expect this survey to take approximately 10 minutes. You may send information or questions directly to SHC’s Consultant for this project, Lisa Pilnik, at lisa@childfamilypolicy.com.

Thank you so much for sharing your expertise with us!

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* 1. Please tell us the name and location of where you work.

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State/Province

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* 2. We would like to be able to contact you with follow-up questions about your answers, if necessary. If you are willing to be contacted, please enter your name and email address.

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Email Address

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* 3. What are the policy and/or practice barriers you face in serving young families experiencing homelessness (YFEH)? (Young families means pregnant or parenting youth age 25 and under and their children; homelessness means lacking fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, including shelters, motels, staying with others due to lack of alternatives, cars, and unsheltered situations.)

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* 4. What are the strengths that can help young families experiencing homelessness achieve self-sufficiency and positive child development outcomes? (Strengths include individual parent or child attributes, as well as community resources.)

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* 5. What strategies have you found to be most successful for serving young families experiencing homelessness (parent and/or child)?

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* 6. How are these barriers, strengths, and strategies different from your work with youth experiencing homelessness who are not pregnant/parenting, or with families experiencing homelessness who are headed by older parents? (If there are differences specific to young fathers versus young mothers, please share those as well.)

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* 7. Which topic areas would be most useful for you to learn about (or be able to share with partners)?

	Not needed	Somewhat useful	Extremely useful
Local, state, or federal policy (e.g., existing policies, model policies, or how to bring about specific policy changes)	Local, state, or federal policy (e.g., existing policies, model policies, or how to bring about specific policy changes) Not needed	Local, state, or federal policy (e.g., existing policies, model policies, or how to bring about specific policy changes) Somewhat useful	Local, state, or federal policy (e.g., existing policies, model policies, or how to bring about specific policy changes) Extremely useful
Research and best practices on serving young parents generally	Research and best practices on serving young parents generally Not needed	Research and best practices on serving young parents generally Somewhat useful	Research and best practices on serving young parents generally Extremely useful
Research and best practices on serving young parents experiencing homelessness specifically	Research and best practices on serving young parents experiencing homelessness specifically Not needed	Research and best practices on serving young parents experiencing homelessness specifically Somewhat useful	Research and best practices on serving young parents experiencing homelessness specifically Extremely useful
Research and best practices on early child development generally	Research and best practices on early child development generally Not needed	Research and best practices on early child development generally Somewhat useful	Research and best practices on early child development generally Extremely useful
Research and best practices on serving young children experiencing homelessness specifically	Research and best practices on serving young children experiencing homelessness specifically Not needed	Research and best practices on serving young children experiencing homelessness specifically Somewhat useful	Research and best practices on serving young children experiencing homelessness specifically Extremely useful
Examples of innovations and emerging practices from other parts of the country	Examples of innovations and emerging practices from other parts of the country Not needed	Examples of innovations and emerging practices from other parts of the country Somewhat useful	Examples of innovations and emerging practices from other parts of the country Extremely useful
How to fund two-generational work	How to fund two-generational work Not needed	How to fund two-generational work Somewhat useful	How to fund two-generational work Extremely useful
How to form strong cross-sector partnerships to serve young families – both children and parents – better	How to form strong cross-sector partnerships to serve young families – both children and parents – better Not needed	How to form strong cross-sector partnerships to serve young families – both children and parents – better Somewhat useful	How to form strong cross-sector partnerships to serve young families – both children and parents – better Extremely useful
How to evaluate interventions for child and for parent	How to evaluate interventions for child and for parent Not needed	How to evaluate interventions for child and for parent Somewhat useful	How to evaluate interventions for child and for parent Extremely useful

Other (please specify)

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* 8. What types of resources/assistance from a national organization like SchoolHouse Connection would be useful to you in serving this population?

	Not needed	Somewhat useful	Extremely useful
Model policies (options: local, state, federal)	Model policies (options: local, state, federal) Not needed	Model policies (options: local, state, federal) Somewhat useful	Model policies (options: local, state, federal) Extremely useful
Targeted policy support (e.g., technical assistance advocating for policy change at the local or state level)	Targeted policy support (e.g., technical assistance advocating for policy change at the local or state level) Not needed	Targeted policy support (e.g., technical assistance advocating for policy change at the local or state level) Somewhat useful	Targeted policy support (e.g., technical assistance advocating for policy change at the local or state level) Extremely useful
In-person convenings with professionals from across the country	In-person convenings with professionals from across the country Not needed	In-person convenings with professionals from across the country Somewhat useful	In-person convenings with professionals from across the country Extremely useful
Local or state convenings with diverse stakeholders	Local or state convenings with diverse stakeholders Not needed	Local or state convenings with diverse stakeholders Somewhat useful	Local or state convenings with diverse stakeholders Extremely useful
Webinars	Webinars Not needed	Webinars Somewhat useful	Webinars Extremely useful
Written materials on different topics that could be accessed as needed (e.g., a resource bank/toolkit, etc.)	Written materials on different topics that could be accessed as needed (e.g., a resource bank/toolkit, etc.) Not needed	Written materials on different topics that could be accessed as needed (e.g., a resource bank/toolkit, etc.) Somewhat useful	Written materials on different topics that could be accessed as needed (e.g., a resource bank/toolkit, etc.) Extremely useful
Checklists, brief assessments, or other tools to evaluate how well-prepared your organization is to serve young parents and children experiencing homelessness (with suggestions for improvement)	Checklists, brief assessments, or other tools to evaluate how well-prepared your organization is to serve young parents and children experiencing homelessness (with suggestions for improvement) Not needed	Checklists, brief assessments, or other tools to evaluate how well-prepared your organization is to serve young parents and children experiencing homelessness (with suggestions for improvement) Somewhat useful	Checklists, brief assessments, or other tools to evaluate how well-prepared your organization is to serve young parents and children experiencing homelessness (with suggestions for improvement) Extremely useful
Brief targeted technical assistance (phone/e-mail consultations on specific issues you are facing)	Brief targeted technical assistance (phone/e-mail consultations on specific issues you are facing) Not needed	Brief targeted technical assistance (phone/e-mail consultations on specific issues you are facing) Somewhat useful	Brief targeted technical assistance (phone/e-mail consultations on specific issues you are facing) Extremely useful
A virtual network of professionals allowing you to get ideas, advice, etc. from peers (e.g., through a listserv and possibly monthly or quarterly calls)	A virtual network of professionals allowing you to get ideas, advice, etc. from peers (e.g., through a listserv and possibly monthly or quarterly calls) Not needed	A virtual network of professionals allowing you to get ideas, advice, etc. from peers (e.g., through a listserv and possibly monthly or quarterly calls) Somewhat useful	A virtual network of professionals allowing you to get ideas, advice, etc. from peers (e.g., through a listserv and possibly monthly or quarterly calls) Extremely useful

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Please briefly describe your services/programming, or enter your organizational website describing your program in the space below. If you prefer, you can send a program brochure to lisa@childfamilypolicy.com.

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* 10. If your program has any evaluation data showing positive outcomes, please briefly describe that evauluation data. If you prefer, email any existing summaries to lisa@childfamilypolicy.com.

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* 11. Who are your strongest local collaborators?

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* 12. With which agencies do you wish you had greater collaboration?

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* 13. What strategies have you used most successfully to increase collaboration with agencies/providers in other fields?

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* 14. Is there anything else you'd like us to know or consider as we expand our policy, training, and technical assistance offerings aimed at disrupting homelessness among young families?