Creating a Home for our Youth
Project Overview
Creating a Home for Our Youth (CAHFOY) documents the struggle youth face in securing appropriate housing and the impact this has on their well-being. An in-depth understanding of the housing challenges facing youth from NAN territory reveals the systemic and institutional failures which leave youth inappropriately housed, precariously housed or unhoused. CAHFOY recorded the individual journeys of 27 NAN youth, together their stories highlight the shared struggle to access and improve their housing outcomes as well as sharing their understandings of home and their visions for an improved future.
27
Interviews with youth completed between May 2021 and August 2022
17
NAN Communities represented
55
Recommendations developed with Oshkaatisak Youth Council
Youth-Centered solutions
By listening to the lived experiences of a diverse group of young people, the project develops recommendations that reflect the needs and priorities of NAN youth.
holistic approach
The project focuses on improving the overall well-being of NAN youth by addressing their needs for better housing, education, recreation, and health services.
mobility and access
The project explores how youth’s housing journeys are shaped by interactions with systems such as child and family services, education, healthcare and the justice.
