Resources and Media
YSS Post-secondary Education Retention Program
Posted by Tristan Remple on July 8, 2024
Post-secondary Education Retention Program (PSERP) helps young adults (ages 18-25) to successfully complete their education goals—whether that's an associate’s degree, bachelor’s degree, or certificate of completion from a trade program. The program is a partnership of YSS's organization Iowa Homeless Youth Centers (IHYC) and the United Way of Central Iowa.
Eva’s Initiatives for Homeless Youth
Posted by Tristan Remple on July 8, 2024
Eva’s Initiatives for Homeless Youth is an award-winning organization that provides shelter, transitional housing, and programming to help homeless and at-risk youth reach their potential to lead productive, self-sufficient, and healthy lives. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, 123 youth aged 16 to 24 find safe shelter and support in our facilities every night. Eva’s gives youth the tools to transition out of homelessness permanently.
University of Central Florida Knight Alliance Network
Posted by Tristan Remple on May 1, 2024
The Knight Alliance Network provides support services supporting the student success and well-being of youth who experience foster care, relative care, adopted, or homelessness.
Florida State University Unconquered Scholars Program
Posted by Tristan Remple on May 1, 2024
The Unconquered Scholars Program provides an array of support services promoting overall success to youth who experienced foster care, homelessness, relative care, or ward of the State status. Many Scholars have faced profound hardships during childhood that may increase their risk of leaving academia without a degree. In fact, research indicates former foster youth are far less likely to earn a degree than their non-foster care peers. Florida State University is committed to meeting the unique needs of Unconquered students so they experience the long-term professional and personal benefits associated with educational attainment.
Making the Shift (MtS) Liv Ex
Posted by Tristan Remple on May 1, 2024
We believe there is so much potential in people who have experienced youth homelessness to advance their well-being through education and to contribute to all areas of scholarship. We also believe in building an empowered, peer-led community with lived expertise who can advise researchers and personnel working to prevent and end youth homelessness. The Scholars with LivEx Network is a network created by and for members in the areas of mentorship, training, and peer-to-peer learning for people with lived experience of youth homelessness (LivEx) to grow as leaders in their academic pursuits.