YHDP Youth Advisory Board
Houston's YHDP YAB is a body of youth and young adults with lived experience of homelessness, the youth and young adults engaged in the YHDP YAB will be exposed to various forms of personal and professional development. The purpose of the YHDP YAB is to make a group of young people the leading voices on youth homelessness in an effort to limit the amount of homeless youth in the city of Houston. This program is led by youth 4 youth.
Above: YAB members gardening & cleaning up the 5th Ward community!
Above: YAB Presenting a Cultural Competency Training on the Dangers of Youth Homelessness.
ABOVE: YAB engaging in a personal Development Training hosted by CA4Y’S onsite clinician, Ashley McFarland.
What makes you interested in the YAB?
“The word Youth, I was told this program helps youth progress in life. I feel like that’s positive and that actually opens up more doors for the youth.””
“I like what the YAB stands for and how they try to help out our youth!”
“Helping out homeless youth. I feel homelessness is a big downfall for our community.”