Youth Alternative Housing Committee
Lead Organization: Youth Alternative Housing Committee
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Serving: Calgary
An unincorporated consortium of non-profit agencies dedicated to improving the scope and quality of assistance to homeless youth. YAHC focuses on disadvantaged youth 14-17 years of age who have left their families and are not actively engaged with the child welfare system. Main activities include: education, advocacy, sharing information and experiences among agencies, learning how youth understand their needs, and supporting the establishment of responsive youth housing programs.
About the Initiative
Types of Activities: Advocacy, Community development, Research, Planning / policy development, Public education, Partnership / coalition development
Principal Clients: Youth
Scope: Local
Setting: Urban
Started: January 1998 to: ongoing
Offers Services In: English
Contact
Mailing Address: Youth Alternative Housing Committee
917-9 Avenue S. E., Calgary, Alberta T2G 0S5
Contact Person: Darlene Petrie, Chair
Phone:
