The purpose.

The Community Strategy to End Youth Homelessness in Edmonton actively engages stakeholders in strategic cross-systems and integrated planning to achieve a shared vision of ending youth homelessness. The genesis of this Community Strategy began with Homeward Trust's work with the sector around the complex challenges related to youth homelessness. Homeward Trust began exploring research literature and promising practices on youth homelessness initiatives around the world, which provide a framework for drawing on the knowledge and experience of Edmonton's homeless youth serving sector, systems partners and at-risk youth themselves. Two community sessions and one youth consultation were held to exchange perspectives, identify gaps and barriers and prioritize key areas to focus resources and planning to achieve the community's objective of ending youth homelessness.

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An overview.
The strategy draws upon the vision and mission of the Government of Alberta’s Youth Plan and is supported by four core principles, with the goal of achieving five outcomes:

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3 Strategies + 
24 Recommendations.

The Community Strategy adopts three strategies: Integrated System of Care; Prevention & Sustainability; and Housing and Supports. Within each strategy are recommendations which outline priority activities and initiatives. All strategies and recommendations are interconnected, thus it is important they are pursued simultaneously.