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Youth Action Board
The Youth Action Board was founded in November 2022 with seed funding from the Arizona Department of Housing. Since then, the YAB has partnered with youth service providers to improve access to services, pursued specialized funding for youth services, worked with the ASU Action Nexus on Housing and Homelessness to publish a specialized youth services resource guide, and driven youth-led advocacy across Maricopa.
Mission
The Youth Action Board focuses on empowering homeless and at-risk youth through collaboration with service providers, enhancing understanding and resources. We strive to create an equitable community where every youth is heard, has access to support, and is enabled to build a brighter future.
Youth Homelessness Systems Improvement Grant
In February 2024, the Maricopa Regional Youth Action Board joined forces with the Tucson-Pima Youth Action Collaborative and the Balance of State Governance Advisory Board to apply for HUD’s Youth Homelessness Systems Improvement (YHSI) grant. Designed to bridge and align systems of care, YHSI aims to ensure that every young person experiencing homelessness receives seamless, cross-system support. In June 2024, HUD awarded $1.7 million to advance Maricopa’s youth homelessness response through these key goals:
- Develop cross-system partnerships to address youth homelessness
- Achieve system design parity across Arizona’s continua of care
- Develop career pathways for youth in the homeless response system
- Organize a statewide youth conference on homelessness
- Resources
Access the Youth Resource Guide for instructions on how to access available services.