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COMPLEX PATHWAYS, INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS
Dr Squirrel Main & Jennifer Hanson-Peterson, M.A.Presented to the 8th National Homelessness Conference on 12 September 2014
INITIAL DATA FROM THE EDUCATION FIRST YOUTH FOYER EVALUATION
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OVERVIEW
Education First Youth Foyers (EFYF)
Evaluation (survey)
Findings-example using social connections
Future directions
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EDUCATION FIRST YOUTH FOYERS
•Student accommodation with integrated service delivery •Education and training pathways
•End goal=sustainable employment
•EFY Foyer features• Open Talent• On TAFE land• The Deal – ‘something for something’
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THE SIX OFFERS
Housing and living skills
Employment
Education
Social connectedness
Health/wellbeing
Community participation
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• Longitudinal (time in foyers plus 12 months post-foyer)
• One of the Victorian State Government’s largest evaluations
• Supporting entire community of homelessness service providers
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WHY EVALUATE?
Address homelessness in Victoria
Inform practice Large-scale importance Continued funding
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SURVEY
Students’ past and present experiences (e.g., housing, education, health & wellbeing)
Baseline, exit, and post-exit (six and 12 months)
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IT TAKES A VILLAGE…THANK YOU!!!
Anchor Anglicare (OATH) Ballarat Youth Housing Berry Street Berry Street Grampians Brophy (Warrnambool
Foyer) CAFS Ballarat Family Access Network
(Box Hill) Fusion Gippsland Lakes CH Good Shepherd Youth and
Family Services Hanover (South Yarra) Hope Street Junction Support
(Wodonga)
Kurnai Latitude Altona Melbourne City Mission Mind Australia NESAY (Wangaratta) Peninsula Youth Plenty Valley CHS Quantum (Morwell) Rumbalara Salvation Army
(Brayton) Salvation Army (Karinya) SalvoConnect Women's
Services SKYS St Luke's YHAP Time for Youth
Uniting Care Ballarat Uniting Care Gippsland Uniting Care Harrison Uniting Care Werribee VincentCare WAYSS Wesley Mission
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Relationships (with friends, family and partners)
Self-determination Social supports Rights and
opportunities in society
ONE EXAMPLE: SOCIAL CONNECTIONS
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FREQUENCY OF CONTACT IS HIGH....
19 out of 20
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WHAT ABOUT SUPPORTIVENESS OF RELATIONSHIPS?
Have someone to lean on in
times of trouble
Have someone to cheer them
up
Talking helped resolve feelings
Don't feel lonely
65% 63% 60%52%
85%77% 77%
83%92% 89%
83%76%
Strongly agree/agree (EFYF)
Strongly agree/agree (HILDA[1])
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GROUPS DIFFER AT BASELINE
Less likely to report having someone to lean on: Older students(ages 20-25) Indigenous students and/or Australian-born students
Students who spoke a language other than English at home were less likely to agree they had social rights.
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EDUCATION FIRST YOUTH FOYER APPROACH
Community linkages
Peer activitiesSpecialist services
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INTEGRATION IS KEY...
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NOT ALL FINDINGS LINEAR...
Students who were employed were more likely to report lower levels of self-determination than their unemployed counterparts.
Why???
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SOCIAL SUPPORT & EMPLOYMENT
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FUTURE STEPS FOR EFYF EVALUATION
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Youthfoyerevaluation.com
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FUTURE DIRECTIONS AND CONNECTIONS
Cross-sector collaboration
Sharing of best practices
Policy impact
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QUESTIONS? Joseph Borlagdan
Tel: 9483 2497 E: [email protected]
Squirrel Main Tel: 9483 2438 E: [email protected]
Jennifer Hanson-Peterson Tel: 9483 2493 E: [email protected]