Project Summary
This LINC project came from the leadership of human services in the state and a deep commitment to preventing future homelessness among youth aging out of the foster care system.
This priority project inspired the onboarding of the Metro Denver Homelessness Initiative as a LINC partner so the state could have a view into the intersection of child welfare and homeless experiences in the largest metro area of the state. An initial analysis of these data shows that a sizeable proportion of adults experiencing homelessness had previous involvement in the child welfare system, indicating that further study of potential prevention strategies may be fruitful.
Data Partners
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Colorado Department of Human Services – Office of Children, Youth, and Families
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Metro Denver Homelessness Initiative
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I saw a real value in connecting child welfare and homelessness data that could help us point to potential prevention tactics in human services and knew that the Colorado Lab and LINC could help us with this.