AHO Research and Statistics
Voices
from the street: California Research Bureau highlights issues affecting
homeless youth in California
The
California Research Bureau (CRB) has been conducting
a research and policy education project on homeless
youth for almost 2 years now. The project, funded by
The California Wellness Foundation, has brought
together a diverse group of researchers, program
directors, local and state agency program managers,
local and state policymakers, and homeless and
formerly homeless youth to identify and discuss the
many challenges facing homeless young people. The
CRB project team consists of Ginny Puddefoot
(Project Director) and Lisa Foster (Senior
Researcher for the project), under the direction of
Charlene Simmons (Assistant Director). CRB once
again partnered with independent journalist Nell
Bernstein and the California Council on Youth
Relations (CCYR), which greatly expanded the project
team's capacity to reach community-based providers
and homeless and formerly homeless youth.
AHO youth were contracted by the CRB to conduct this research in Marin County.
California Research Bureau 2 year study and report on youth homelessness
Almost 2,000 18 to 25 year olds booked into Marin County Jails in 2008
