FYI,

Just passing this along in case you might have examples you can email to her.

Addressing unaccompanied youth housing and food insecurity through libraries  

I'm gathering examples of what libraries are doing to support unaccompanied youth (youth who don't have a parent or guardian actively involved in their lives), ages 10 to 25, who are experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity. If you've addressed unaccompanied youth housing/food insecurity through your library (public, academic, school, other), I'd love to hear from you. I'm interested in hearing about any work you've done with local/national non-library organizations/groups, including official or unofficial partnerships, collaborations, sharing of information, sharing of resources, meetings, conversations, programs, etc.; or programs that are led by unhoused youth; or any other ways, big and small, that you've addressed this topic through your library.  

I posted a similar request in the summer of 2021, in preparation for teaching a library school class on this topic, and received some great responses. I'm hoping to collect even more examples - my goal is to have an extensive list of a range of ideas so I can provide specific illustrations of what libraries have done and can do, as I reach out to youth-serving organizations. 

Thank you!

Julie Ann Winkelstein, PhD, MLIS
Librarian, writer, teacher, activist

Author: Libraries and Homelessness: An Action Guide (products.abc-clio.com/abc-cliocorporate/...)

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Forwarded by:

Sharon Rawlins, MLS (she/her/hers)

Youth Services Specialist

Library Development Bureau

New Jersey State Library

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