The Count Strategy Meeting Annotated Agenda was developed for use during the final stages of planning for conducting the youth count. This agenda guides the community Stakeholder Team through decisions about specifying the route plans and deployment locations, determining the recruitment plan for the Street Count, reviewing the day-of count schedule, and finalizing the plans…Read More

The Count Strategy Meeting is a tool to be used with the Count Strategy Meeting Annotated Agenda. It is used to document final plans for conducting the youth count, including the route plans and deployment locations, the recruitment plan for the Street Count, the day-of count schedule, and the plans for the Organizational Count and…Read More

The Leadership Team Count Planning Meeting Annotated Agenda was developed for use by the youth count Leadership Team during its final strategy meeting about plans for the count. It guides the Leadership Team through development of a number of recommendations for the youth count logistics that will be shared with the larger community Stakeholder Team…Read More

The Provider Focus Group Facilitation Protocol is a guide for facilitators of the focus groups with service providers during the planning stages of a youth count. This protocol provides step-by-step guidance for leading service providers through the process of identifying the locations where unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness and housing instability tend to spend time during…Read More

The Youth Focus Group Facilitation Protocol is a guide for the facilitators of the focus groups held with youth during the planning stages of a youth count. This protocol provides step-by-step guidance for leading youth through the process of identifying the locations where unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness and housing instability tend to spend during the…Read More

The Hot Spotting Worksheet is a tool for focus groups held with youth and service providers during the planning of a youth count. The worksheet is used to facilitate the process of identifying “hot spot” locations where young people experiencing homelessness and housing instability can be found during the Street Count portion of a youth…Read More

The Youth Count Timeline Planning tool outlines the phases of the youth count planning process and is used to designate the deadlines and persons responsible for each planning activity. This resource is part of the VoYC Youth Count Toolkit, where you can find more information about how to use it. Download the Youth Count Timeline…Read More

The VoYC Youth Count Process map is a visual aide that outlines the 5 phases of the youth count process detailed in the VoYC Youth Count Toolkit Guidelines. This process map assumes a 13-week timeline, but can be expanded or condensed as necessary. This resource is part of the VoYC Youth Count Toolkit, where you…Read More

The Initial Leadership Team Meeting Annotated Agenda was developed for use in the early planning stages of the VoYC Youth Count. The agenda guides a community’s youth count Leadership Team through the foundational decisions about methodology and logistics associated with planning a youth count. This resource is part of the VoYC Youth Count Toolkit, where…Read More

The VoYC Brief Youth Survey was administered during the VoYC Youth Counts. The Brief Youth Survey gathers information about the characteristics of runaway and unaccompanied homeless youth, including their living situations, histories with the child welfare and juvenile justice systems, sexual orientation, and gender identity. This resource is part of the VoYC Youth Count Toolkit,…Read More