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Using a Housing First Philosophy When Serving Youth (HUD)

This HUD brief provides an overview of the Housing First philosophy and how it applies to youth-serving projects.

Included are the core principles of Housing First as they relate to youth, different engagement strategies that can make the transition to a Housing First philosophy successful, and ways in which organizations may need to change or reorient themselves.

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