Youth Homelessness Community Specialist
Community Action Association of Pennsylvania
Indiana, PAJobSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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Family Promise of Indiana County, in partnership with the Community Action Association of Pennsylvania and the PA Continuums of Care, seeks a Youth & Young Adult Peer Advocate for a federal youth homelessness grant project. The paid role uses lived experience with homelessness or housing instability to help strengthen Indiana County’s response, identify gaps in youth housing resources, and ensure young people’s voices inform local housing solutions. Training, mentorship, and ongoing professional support are provided.
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Family Promise of Indiana County, in partnership with the Community Action Association of Pennsylvania (CAAP) and the PA Continuums of Care, is seeking a motivated Youth & Young Adult (YYA) Peer Advocate (Ages 18-24) for the federal Peer-to-Partnership (P2P) Youth Homelessness System Improvement (YHSI) grant project. In this paid role, you will bring your lived experience with homelessness or housing instability to the table to help shape and strengthen Indiana County's response to youth homelessness. Working directly at Family Promise, you will collaborate with local community organizations, identify gaps in youth housing resources, participate in strategic planning, and ensure that young people's voices are central to local housing solutions. No formal education or prior professional experience is required-training, mentorship, and ongoing professional support will be provided! Only requirements are that the applicant be between 18-24, have lived experience of homelessness and have a valid drivers license. Key Responsibilities: 1. Community Engagement: Collaborate with local service providers, youth-serving agencies, and the regional Youth Action Board to strengthen support networks for young people. 2. Systems Assessment & Planning: Evaluate local trends, identify gaps in youth housing, and advocate for expanded youth resources using insights from lived experience. 3. Project Coordination: Support local team meetings, assist with scheduling, track action items, and help implement community action plans. 4. Professional Development: Participate in paid regional trainings on youth leadership, systems navigation, and cross-agency collaboration
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