Symposium Website and Registration live HERE!

Currently there are over 6,500 youth and young adults (YYA) who are at risk or living with homelessness and/or housing insecurity in Indiana.

IHCDA seeks to identify barriers to YYA housing security. We do this by uplifting and supporting a Youth Advisory Board (YAB), seeking grant funding to assess the housing systems and to build supports needed to increase access to housing resources.

With the Youth Housing Systems Improvement grant (YHSI), awarded to IHCDA in 2024, our staff is developing and implementing a statewide needs assessment and preparing for a statewide youth symposium in September 2026. We seek advisement from many external partners, including YABs across the state, the Indiana Department of Health, Department of Education and Department of Child Services and many youth serving agencies.

For more information, contact Jeanne Hidalgo, Youth Program Manager, jhidalgo@ihcda.in.gov, Araceli Martinez, Youth Program Analyst, amartinez@ihcda.in.gov

Youth Coordinated Entry Listening Session

The Youth Team is launching an assessment of the current Coordinated Entry (CE) system and the accessibility of Youth and Young Adults (YYA) in said system. In this assessment, funded by the Youth Homelessness Systems Improvement (YHSI) Grant, we plan to conduct listening session across the state to identify best practices, barriers, and gaps for YYA regarding the CE system. We are seeking the input of YYA with lived experience and those who serve them in any capacity. If you know of any YYA living with housing insecurity/homelessness or you serve YYA living with housing insecurity or homelessness please participate in a listening session. If you are interested in being part of a listening session email youth@ihcda.in.gov