FY 23-24 Program Report

Agency Name: Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County, Inc. Program Name: Youth Homeless Response Team Equity Dimension: Race/Ethnicity

Condition: Stable, Affordable Housing & Shelter Tier: Medium Budget: $134,550.00

Annual Goal FY 23-24	Annual Goal FY 23-24
Unduplicated Participants     Total Unduplicated Participants 100 51	How Many Activities/Services Will Be Provided?     Case management services provided to 100 at-risk youth and young adults, primarily unaccompanied (U/YYA) and young children. 100 51 100 U/YYA and young children will be provided housing navigation support and housing placement per their YSP/case manager identified need. 100 51 100 U/YYA and young children will be provided education/vocational training or employment services, or access income strengthening supports. 100 51
Annual Goal FY 23-24 Age     0-5 18% 35% 6-18 10% 4% 19-59 72% 61% 60+ 0% 0% Unknown 0% 0%	Annual Goal FY 23-24 Language     English 35% 96% Spanish 60% 4% Other 5% 0% Unknown 0% 0%
Ethnicity     African American 3% 7% Asian 1% 0% Latino 81% 61% Multi-racial 3% 14% Native American/Alaskan 1% 0% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1% 0% White 10% 14% Other 0% 0% Unknown 0% 4%	Gender     Female 50% 53% Male 48% 36% Transgender- Female 1% 0% Transgender- Male 1% 4% Other 0% 0% Unknown 0% 7% Nonbinary 0% 0%
Location     Capitola 1% 6% Santa Cruz 20% 13% Scotts Valley 1% 0% Watsonville 50% 72% Unincorporated Mid-County (e.g., Live Oak, Soquel, Aptos ) 12% 0% Unincorporated North County (e.g. , Davenport )  1% 0% Unincorporated San Lorenzo Valley (e.g., Ben Lomond ) 5% 0% Unincorporated South County (e.g., Freedom ) 10% 0% Unknown 0% 9% Out of County 0% 0%

Annual Goal FY 23-24   Annual Goal FY 23-24 How Well Did We Provide Service?     How many participants did you survey? 100 23 80% of CORE program participants will report being either “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with program services as measured by a one-question participant survey completed by June 30th of each FY. 80% 78%

Annual Goal FY 23-24   Annual Goal FY 23-24 Is Anyone Better Off?     75% of U/YYA participants who develop a YSP will report improved mental health due to positive adult/peer connection, measured by post-service surveys by June 30 of the FY. 75% 74% 66% of U/YYA with YSP’s will report improved economic/housing stability, as measured by quarterly post-assistance housing retention surveys. 66% 52% 60% U/YYA with YSP’s will report improved economic stability due to education/training/job/income as measured by case notes in client files and client surveys. 60% 65%

Additional CORE Questions  (The maximum length is limited to 1200 characters in the below boxes)
1. Briefly describe any progress and/or successes your CORE program achieved implementing its activities during FY 2023-2024. (Recommended 2-4 sentences)	YHRT was happy to see and contribute to, the reduction in YYA homelessness as reflected in the 2024 PIT Count. We had some staff transition this year that delayed some of our outcomes, but with the support of our new Case Manager, we enrolled 7 new YYA in his first month alone! A majority of our clients had increased housing stability, and our team has connected over 2/3 to employment or employment. YHRT collaborates with local high school for pop-up tabling events for outreach, and our team and interns gathered donations of Narcan, wound care kits and safe sex kits for clients this year. This field is required
2. (Optional, Success Stories) Please share a short story about the experience of a participant or family that received services funded through this contract during FY 2023-2024. Please state the specific activity that was provided and the impact or positive change that occurred as a result of the service(s) provided. *Please make sure to change any identifying information, such as names.*	“John” is an unaccompanied minor that moved to the U.S. at 16 to build a better life. He moved in with the family he has here with, but shortly after, they kicked him out of the house after an argument. Not knowing English or local resources, John had to sleep on the streets of Capitola. Sleeping on a bench outside of his workplace so he wouldn’t be late for his shifts. YHRT was able to support John in enrolling in English courses, as well as the Foster Care program. Now John is about to be in his senior year in high school living in a supportive Foster Home.
3. Please describe any challenges your agency experienced in implementing its CORE funded program.	Our main challenge this year was some delay due to staff transition, but our new Case Manager is making great strides with outreach and enrollment! An on-going challenge is the high cost of housing in our community, which creates additional barriers for housing placement, which we try to counter through partnership and making connections to available resources through CAB and other CBO's, etc. This field is required
4.Have you encountered challenges in collecting CORE program or participant data?	Yes No This field is required
5. If you answered yes, what challenges did you experience? (Recommended 2-4 sentences)	N/A.
6. What technical assistance can HSD or the CORE Institute provide to support your data collection activities?	N/A. This field is required
7. During FY 2023-2024, did your CORE program staff participate in a CORE Institute event (e.g., Coffee Chats or Conversations)?	Yes No This field is required
8. During FY 2023-2024, how did your CORE program engage its staff on issues of equity?	Most of YHRT's staff has attended CAB's annual internal Equity Academy, providing professional development in the area of DEI that can be used in programming, planning and networking. YHRT staff also attends other DEI webinars and trainings to support additional learning. This field is required
9. In the CORE RFP, your program indicated an equity issue your program would address. How has your program impacted this equity issue in FY 2023-2024?	YHRT continues to address equity by reflecting the community we serve as bilingual/bicultural staff with lived experience to provide responsive, client centered service and support. We continue to provide service to an increasingly diversified YYA community and partner with TAYNAV and other programs to support housing outcomes for YYA. This field is required