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Chapter 1 - What is Eva's Phoenix?
Chapter 2 - Eva's National Initiative
Chapter 3 - Homeless Youth - Who Are They?
Chapter 4 - Effective Programs
for Homeless Youth
Chapter 5 - Developing the Vision
for Eva's Phoenix
Chapter 6 - Turning the Vision into Reality
Chapter 7 - Developing Strategic Partnerships
Chapter 8 - Working with Funders
Chapter 9 - Youth Goal-Setting and
Case Management Approach
Chapter 10 - Working with Youth
Chapter 11 - Mentorship
Chapter 12 - Working with Staff
Chapter 13 - Making the Transition
to Community
Chapter 14 - Social Enterprise
Chapter 15 - Evaluation
Chapter 16 - Policies and Procedures

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Chapter 4 - Effective Programs for Homeless Youth:
What do we know about what works?

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A Cross Canada Overview

Organizations across Canada have developed a range of innovative responses to address the needs of homeless youth. The following is a brief overview of just a few of these initiatives:

12 - SKETCH Working Arts for Street-Involved and Homeless Youth

The goal of the SKETCH Connections Program is to support street-involved and homeless youth in gaining the skills and experience necessary to become self-employed in the arts or gain connections to employment opportunities in the arts sector. Youth are also supported as they develop a portfolio and in applying for post secondary education. The program has four main components:

  1. Skill building in artistic mediums that are well suited to self employment (e.g. silkscreening, visual arts, woodworking, musical production and recording, and photography). This is supported by counselling and coaching in developing year long plans of action, updating resumes, exploring internships and mentoring, budgeting, and dealing with housing and health issues.
  2. Entrepreneurship where self-employed artists introduce participants to marketing and arts businesses through seminars and workshops. This is enhanced with support for the youth in approaching galleries, coordinating arts exhibits and marketing, support in project development and selling work in a market setting.
  3. Youth Counselling which ensures that each program participant has access to one on one counselling and support through SKETCH’s resident youth worker.
  4. Inter-Agency partnerships which allow SKETCH to refer participants who need intensive counselling, primary care or a case worker to another agency within their network of partners who specializes in meeting the immediate needs of street-involved youth.

To deliver the SKETCH Connections Program, and provide the entrepreneurship, internship and mentoring opportunities, the organization has linked youth participants up with museums, galleries, performing arts centres, and live theatre. A local agency serving homeless and at-risk youth serves as a primary partner in the referral process to SKETCH and provides front line resources to the youth in need.

For more info: www.sketch.ca (OPENS NEW WINDOW)

For other examples of integrated models of support for homeless people, you may also wish to consult Shared Learnings, an information resource offered by Raising the Roof at www.sharedlearnings.org.  (OPENS NEW WINDOW)

 

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