HOST HOME TOOLKIT
Welcome to Avenues Host Home Program Toolkit!
The materials we offer here have been developed, tested, adapted, revised, used and shared for 20 years. YouthLink started the GLBT Host Home Program in 1997 thanks to what we learned from other communities. The program was renamed ConneQT in 2019. And we are happy to continue sharing what we have learned with you.
Feel free to use and adapt our resources to meet the needs of your community. We appreciate acknowledgement wherever appropriate. And remember – Avenues takes no responsibility for your programs and how you use what you find here.
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Avenues’ ConneQT Program is a community-based approach to providing housing to youth ages 16-24, while also building community and resources. Below you will find materials and information as well as sample forms for the ConneQT Program.. We hope these are helpful! Feel free to use and change them to meet the needs of your community.
In Solidarity – Avenues Team
About Avenues’ ConneQT Program
Avenues' Seeks Host Homes for Transgender Youth Traveling to Minnesota
Ryan Berg and Tom Crann, on All Things Considered
Messy and Magical: A Closer Look at the GLBT Host Home Program
Raquel (Rocki) Simões & Khalid Adam
International Transgender Day of Visibility
Ryan Berg on WCCO
Raquel Simoes interview conducted by Josephine McLeister and Margaret Mary Miles
Library of Congress
Sample Resources and Host Materials
- Sample Memorandum of Understanding
- Sample Host Training Agenda
- Host Survey Evaluation
- Sample Host Application and Information Packet
- Case manager Referral Form
- First Host Interview Questions
- Second Host Interview Questions
- Webinar on Host Homes (National Alliance to End Homelessness)
- Sample Host Check List
News and Additional Resources
Host homes provide a sense of belonging for homeless youths
Seattle Times, December 26, 2015
Thinking Outside the Box
Avenues for Homeless Youth
Unique Shelter Model May Help Stop Cycle of Youth Homelessness In Midlands
South Carolina Public Radio, July 7, 2017
ConneQT program helps house LGBTQ youth experiencing homelessness
Kare11, October 2020