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Youth and Young Adult Homelessness in Worcester, Massachusetts

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Region
North America
Language
English
Year Published
2011
Author
Celeste Arista, Emily Corbett, Moses Dixon, Steph Henderson, Derrick Mathieu, Miranda Muro, Sydney Olberg, Jeanette Roach, Michelle Smith, Professor Laurie Ross
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Topics
Health Research, data collection and evidence Street Work & Outreach Violence and Child Protection
Summary

Supporting Worcester’s ongoing effort to understand and address youth and young adult
homelessness, the Worcester Teen Housing Task Force in conjunction with the Compass
project and Clark University conducted the third annual Point in Time survey during October of 2011. Out of the 535 young people ages 13-25 surveyed, 102 (19%) identified as homeless. We define homeless to include young people in shelters, staying with others temporarily (i.e. couch surfing) or on the streets. In addition to these 102 young people, another 137 youth who were housed reported that they had a friend who was homeless.

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