West Coast Convening 2023 | February 9
The West Coast Convenings will gather innovators and thought leaders from public and private homeless youth serving agencies in California, Oregon, and Washington State at a series of collaborative learning events.
Welcome & Introductions
Ami Rowland - Covenant House
Leanndra Martinez - Hollywood Homeless Youth Partnership
Innovations in Housing for Young People
Outcome:
Identify new housing models being tested in other communities
Share ideas about housing innovations
Learn about barriers and ways they’ve overcome them
Jamboard: https://jamboard.google.com/d/1h8hv4t9EOrpq4UGL4C_GMwtSwf01hmeVp-EgZ9gCB5U/edit?usp=sharing
Oscar Arana & Phillip Hillaire - Native American Youth and Family Center
Adam Jenkins - Second Home, Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon
Andrew Gutierrez & Bria Hutson - Point Source Youth
Activity: The Fail Wall
https://jamboard.google.com/d/1z3AV_mNADMs_iJiPQrxU0hUA6IMic2_lacCioXLNqUk/edit?usp=sharing
Arlene Schneir - Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Meeting the changing needs of young people
Outcome:
Identify trends/patterns across the west coast
Learn how communities are making sense of the trends
Share new ideas and inform upcoming WCC topics
Learn about policy implications and consider how we might collaborate
Courtney Jackson - King County Regional Homelessness Authority
Leanndra Martinez - Hollywood Homeless Youth Partnership
Program Highlight: Catholic Community Services of Western Washington
Scott Schubert - Y Social Impact Center
Kerry Cooley-Stroum - Catholic Community Services of Western Washington
Heidi Neff - Catholic Community Services of Western Washington
Round Table Discussions
Outcome:
Learn about creative and innovative practices from peers
Share challenges and successes
Identify practices to sustain your workforce
Ami Rowland - Covenant House California
Leanndra Martinez - Hollywood Homeless Youth Partnership
Post-Convening Happy Hour: Google Meet
West Coast Convening | February 10 Agenda | Virtual
Agenda
Check in and Reflection on Day 1
Ami Rowland - Covenant House California
Leanndra Martinez - Hollywood Homeless Youth Partnership
10:00 – 11:30
Youth Leadership: Supporting Wellness of YABs
Outcome:
Identify practices to support the wellbeing of youth leaders and Youth Action Boards
Hannah Moore - Office of Homeless Care and Coordination, Alameda County Healthcare Services Agency
Travis Crown - Lens Co
Whimzi Ha - Lens Co
La’Toya Cooper - Lens Co
Savina Zuniga - Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon
Sage Johnson - LA LGBT Center
Tonny St. James - Lens Co
Strategies for Recruiting & Retaining Staff
Outcome:
Identify trends in challenges of staff retention
Learn about successes & best practices in recruiting and retaining staff
Identify practices to sustain your workforce
Ami Rowland - Covenant House California
Dexter O’Connell - Safe Place For Youth
Lunch
Wrap Up & Evaluation
Ami Rowland - Covenant House California
Leanndra Martinez - Hollywood Homeless Youth Partnership