The Youth Priority Population Training will provide attendees with insights, skills and connections to local resources that they can use when working with youth in the community. It is developed and facilitated by Woods Homes as the Youth System Navigators for the Lethbridge ICA.
This training is required by Tier 2 & 3 System Navigators who work with youth as a part of their role in order to be fully certified.
About the Trainers
Woods Homes – Youth System Navigators
YSNs work with youth 12 to 24 through direct and consistent 1-to-1 navigation by:
- Identifying immediate barriers and concerns related to overall health and wellbeing or housing/homelessness
- Connecting youth to short and long term supports for healthy transition to adulthood
- Preventing entry into or further homelessness through enhanced individual and family support
- Providing advocacy for clients in accessing and navigating services to meet goals
- Providing education about available resources (inclusionary criteria, wait times, cost, etc.)
- Collaborating with other youth serving agencies, family and natural supports to provide integrated services for youth
- Providing appropriate referrals that are tailored to youth and case consultation when necessary
The YSNs also collect information on community trends, research & training/information on best practices for how to mitigate trends to build capacity within the community.
