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Description
Youth and young adult homelessness cannot be elimnated without participation from all! Mayor Walsh joins city officials, private sector stakeholders, and Boston's youth at Downtown's "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" to announce Boston's Rising to the Challenge plan. This initiative aims to tackle the housing, education, employment, health, and emotional needs of Boston's youth and young adults.
A
Hi
everyone
good
morning,
my
name
is
Elizabeth
Jackson
I
am
the
proud
I
am
proud
to
be
the
executive
director
of
bridge
over
troubled
waters.
Welcome,
and
thank
you
for
coming
here
today
welcome
there
from
the
Boston
yeah
chief
Martinez,
mr.
Durkin
chief
Dillon.
We're
excited
to
hear
for
you
today
is
a
very
special
day
for
everyone
in
the
room,
but
particularly
for
our
youth
and
welcome
to
the
Yap,
who
have
been
a
driving
force
behind
this
work.
B
I
want
to
thank
you
for
sharing
your
stories
and
your
inputs
to
get
us
to
where
we
are
today
here
in
the
city
of
Boston.
Rising
to
the
challenge
is
a
community
plan
and
it's
a
process
through
and
through,
and
it's
something
that
was
really
important
for
us
that
we
we
understand
the
the
issues
of
homelessness,
youth,
homelessness
and
how
do
we
combat
those
those
they
that
youth
homelessness
and
how
do
we
eliminate
it
and
get
rid
of
it?
And
that's
what
that's
what
our
goal
is
here.
B
The
plan
was
created
by
community
members
represent
over
110
different
organizations,
including
folks
from
the
education
sector,
the
healthcare
sector,
landlords
foundations
and
everyone
else
to
kind
of
get
that
information.
It's
filled
with
bold
innovative
ideas.
I
got
to
copy
the
plan
when
I
came
up
the
stairs
young
man
handed
me.
One
I
want
to
thank
you
for
that.
The
plan
shaped
by
many
different
voices
partners
advocates
who
are
passionate
about
this
work.
Ending
youth
and
young
adult
homelessness
is
a
challenge
that
we're
gonna
meet
together.
B
I
just
spent
some
some
time
in
LA
I
spent
a
few
days
in
LA
and
I
was
talking.
I
saw
the
situation,
LA,
there's
55,000
homeless,
people
on
the
streets
of
LA
of
all
different
ages
and
sizes.
If
you
will
demographics
and
backgrounds
and
and
I
thought
about
where
we
are
in
Boston
and
I
thought
about
a
challenge
that
we
took
on
a
few
years
ago
here
in
the
city
to
end
chronic
homelessness
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
the
way
we
did,
that
is
four
years.
B
Boston
has
been
doing
that
individual
organizations
have
been
doing
that
and
I
want
to
stress
individual
organizations
I've
been
doing
that
and
we
decided
at
one
point.
We
all
got
in
a
room
and
said
like
we
can't
do
it
as
individual
organizations
anymore.
We
need
to
do
it
collectively
together
and
having
the
backing
of
the
city
and
getting
funding
from
the
state
governments.
B
We
can
ask
for
more
of
that
as
well
working
with
the
providers
that
actually
do
the
work,
listen
to
the
people
that
are
actually
on
the
street
and
talking
to
the
people
on
the
street,
about
the
challenges
they
face
and-
and
you
know
we
were
able
to
do
that
in
2016,
we
launched
Boston's
way
home
fund
in
three
years.
We've
seen
a
20
percent
reduction
in
chronic
homelessness
on
the
streets
of
Boston
and
that's
a
good
thing,
but
we
still
see
too
many
people
on
the
streets
of
Boston
and
granted
the
situation.
B
I
say
this
a
lot.
The
situation
is
not
the
same
as
in
LA,
but
we
have
tens
of
thousands
of
people
on
the
street,
but
it
doesn't
matter
because
the
individual
person
doesn't
care.
If
there's
55,000
of
his
colleagues
in
the
street
or
if
there's
1,800
his
colleagues
in
the
street,
they
know
that
they're
homeless,
so
we're
working
to
end
that,
and
you
know
we're
able
to
say
we
ended
chronic
wretches
homelessness
and
that's
a
great
thing.
B
But
the
problem
is:
we
still
have
vet
homeless
veterans
on
the
streets
of
Boston
and
we're
going
to
continue
to
work.
Even
though
we've
made
a
lot
of
progress
in
this,
we
still
have
more
room
to
go
a
lot
of
the
partners
that
we
have
are
in
this
room.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
for,
for
all
of
your
help
on
any
given
night
in
Boston
we
have
325
young
people
that
are
on
our
streets,
you
know
or
in
our
shelters
and
that's
from
the
2019
homeless
census.
B
325
young
people
on
the
streets
of
Boston
on
any
given
night
I've
met
personally
a
lot
of
these
young
people,
whether
it's
through
the
count
that
we've
done
or
just
walking
around
or
during
the
holiday
season.
I'll
see
a
lot
of
people
on
the
streets
of
Boston
I've
had
the
chance
to
talk
to
two
young
people
about
the
challenges
and
the
struggles
that
they
face
and
what
those
challenges
honor
in
in
those
challenges
are
being
thrown
out
of
your
home
addiction,
mental
health.
C
B
C
B
That's
what
this
plan
is
all
about,
this
plan
that
we're
doing
here
bridge
we're
talking
on
today.
This
was
money
we
received
from
the
federal
government
to
come
up
with
a
plan
in
the
plan.
I
actually
have
not
sat
at
a
table
and
talked
about
the
plan
at
all.
I've
asked
the
providers.
I've
asked
Elizabeth,
bridge
and
I've
asked
a
lot
of
people
to
sit
down
and
create
the
plan,
and
basically
it's
not
about
my
idea
and
it's
not
about
government's
idea.
It's
about
people's
idea
and
and
I
appreciate
you
asking
me
those
questions.
B
Those
are
challenges
when
I
when
I
talk
to
people
well,
my
time
is
elected
official
would
have
when
I'm
dealing
with
youth
homelessness.
There's
a
lot
of
different
issues
in
the
kids
that
are
dealing
with
in
the
trans
community.
A
lot
of
the
kids
that
are
dealing
with
issues
have
been
thrown
out
of
their
home.
Let
me
just
let
me
let
me
just
keep.
B
A
lot
of
times
young
people
end
up
on
the
street
in
education.
You
know
in
Esau,
sabe
Georgia's,
here,
city
councilor,
we
have
4,500
homeless
families
in
our
in
our
city.
Some
of
those
are
individual
homeless,
youth
in
our
city
and
high
schools.
They
don't
have
they're
having
challenges.
I
would
said
it
as
in
LA
and
they're
working
on
creating
potentially
one
of
the
one
of
the
proposals
I
think
in
LA,
which
I
want
to
bring
here.
Nothing
to
do
it
today
is.
Is
there
an
opportunity
for
us
to
look
at
colleges?
B
B
Looking
at
in
LA
and
it's
a
night
read
the
safe,
let
me
saying
to
you:
I
just
heard
about
it
in
LA
and
we're
thinking
about
this
was
two
days
ago.
I
heard
about
it.
It's
an
opportunity
to
bring
it
here,
so
I
think
that
we
share
best
practices
and
I.
Think
that's
important
to
have
your
voice
heard
and
other
people's
voices
heard,
because
you
understand
something
completely
different
than
I
understand
things.
I
might
have
an
idea
on
how
to
fix
something
or
how
to
work
together
to
get
it.
B
But
if
we
don't
have
the
idea
from
you
and
other
people,
then
we're
gonna
create
a
system.
That's
not
gonna
work
and
I.
Think
we've
had
his
history
of
systems
that
were
put
in
place.
They
have
it
work
because
we
haven't
had
voices
of
homeless
youth
at
the
table.
That's
all
I'm,
saying
we're
gonna
talk
me
and
you'll
talk
out.
There
don't
go
anywhere
all
right.
Let
me
finish
these
remarks.
Cuz.
This
is
a
hold
everything
well,
I
appreciate
it
so
well.
B
They
bought
a
house
with
the
helpful
to
be
mutual
and
some
other
folks
and,
and
we
were
able
to
create
a
house
for
mothers
that
single
mothers
that
that
have
kids
at
a
homeless
and
how
do
we
make
sure
they
have
supports
around
them,
and
not
only
in
that
particular
case.
Are
you
helping
the
young
person
get
back
on
their
feet?
You're
also
making
sure
that
that
that
young
baby
with
them
is
having
a
strong
foundation
to
move
forward.
B
B
If
we
want
to
address
it,
it
certainly
breaks
my
heart
personally
when
I
see
and
it
all
breaks
a
lot
of
people
in
this
room
shot
when
I
see
that-
and
it's
even
more
so
as
mayor
of
the
city,
because
you
know
I
wasn't
always
the
mayor
and
when
now
is
the
mayor
of
the
city
of
Boston,
I
feel
I
have
a
responsibility,
even
more
responsibility,
to
do
more
about
the
issue
to
eliminate
the
issues.
I
feel
it's
my
job,
even
though
you're,
not
my
kid
I
feel
like
you're.
B
B
Take
what
we've
talked
about
the
plan
outlines
and
there's
a
plan
that
we're
talking
about
today
outlines
the
steps
that
we
need
to
take
tackle
this
issue
head-on
and
there's
no
other
way
of
doing.
We
can
sugarcoat
it.
We
can't
build
a
bunch
of
shelters
and
say:
okay,
there's
no
problem
the
street.
Now,
because
everyone's
in
a
shelter
we
have
everyone
hidden,
it's
not
about
that.
B
It's
about
how
do
we
get
people
back
on
their
feet,
get
them
in
a
safe
space
first
and
then,
once
again
that
safe
space
that
their
whole
life
isn't
in
a
shelter
system,
the
whole
life
can
be
to
get
into
an
apartment,
buy
their
own
home
move
forward.
Have
their
own
family
and
understand.
Learn
from
the
experience
is
the
very
difficult
experiences
that
they've
had
we're.
Gonna
make
sure
that
every
homeless
or
a
vulnerable
young
person
is
connected
to
resources.
B
That's
part
of
the
situation
making
sure
that
it's
not
just
simply
giving
somebody
a
house
but
making
sure
they've
resources
for
housing
make
sure
they
have
resources
for
employment,
making
sure
they
have
resources
and
pathways
to
education,
make
sure
they
resources
to
healthcare
and
recovery
programs.
Those
are
the
people
that
are
struggling
with
addiction
or
mental
health,
making
sure
that
it's
not
just
simply
having
a
place
to
live,
but
you
have
to
have
the
wraparound
services
to
make
sure
that
you
can
help
help.
B
B
B
It's
a
system,
getting
you
into
the
system
of
housing,
not
a
system
like
we
think
of
the
the
mental
health
system,
a
system
of
housing
that
we
work
you
through
the
system,
so
you
can
get
in
get
your
first
step
in
get
to
the
next
step
and
eventually,
as
I
said
earlier,
get
kids
getting
your
feet
and
be
able
to
do
your
own
thing.
Our
plan
tells
us
that
we
must
create
285
units
over
the
next
three
years
to
house
our
young
people.
What
does
that
mean?
B
That
means
finding
buildings
and
finding
housing
that
I
own
people
can
live
in?
It's
not
it's
something
that
we
have
to
do
it's
something
that
we're
gonna
continue
to
do.
This
funding
also
helps
will
help
us
reach
over
50
percent
of
our
goal.
So
when
you
think
about
the
need
in
the
five
million
dollars,
that's
a
fraction
or
a
little
more
than
a
fraction
of
the
need,
the
need
is
greater,
but
we're
gonna
continue
just
to
build
the
system.
B
Oh
I
want
to
thank
all
the
housing
partners
in
the
room
who
made
this
a
reality,
because
without
the
housing
partners,
this
doesn't
happen
today.
So
thank
you
for
helping
us.
We
also
know
that
our
work
goes
beyond
housing.
We
need
to
establish
permanent
connections
to
education,
which
is
key.
A
lot
of
young
people
dropped
out
of
school.
A
lot
of
people
don't
have
skills
to
get
a
job
and
don't
have
the
ability
to
be
able
to
get
a
job.
B
So
we
need
to
help
education
with
employment,
with
health
care
and
mentorship,
we're
adding
new
new
funding
tools
to
our
proposal.
We
just
increase
the
room
occupancy
tax
here
in
the
City
of
Boston
and
we're
putting
it
towards
youth
homeless
services,
some
of
that
money.
So
the
people
have
come
in
from
out
of
town
that
go
to
our
hotels
in
Boston,
which
are
about
raising
the
fee
on
the
tax
of
that.
B
So
people
that
come
here
for
convention
and
stuff
we're
gonna
take
some
of
that
money
from
the
additional
money
we're
making
and
putting
it
right
to
this
resource
to
make
sure
that.
So
we
see
a
direct
correlation
between
the
growth
of
the
City
of
Boston
and
the
prosperity
of
the
City
of
Boston
and
taking
that
money
that
we're
growing
on
and
putting
it
into
this.
B
We're
gonna
keep
evolving
in
our
sports
system,
making
investments
and
with
the
impact
and-
and
that
just
means
thinking
a
different,
creative
ways
of
being
able
to
pay
for
this,
because
it
doesn't
happen,
you
just
can't
one
day,
wake
up
and
say
we're
gonna
build
500
units
of
housing.
We
have
to
create.
How
do
we
do
that
and
I
want
to
be
clear:
it's
not
just
the
city's
plan.
This
is
not
the
city's
plan,
as
I
mentioned,
I
didn't
I,
didn't
I,
wasn't
sitting
at
the
table.
B
I
know
should
I
even
at
the
table
I'm
at
the
table,
because
the
smarter
people
than
me
that
are
working
in
this
space
and
there's
young
people
experiencing
homelessness
that
that
no
certainly
a
lot
more
than
most
of
us
in
this
room.
Do
that
came
up
with
his
plan
and
created
this
plan.
So
I
want
to
thank
all
of
you
for
doing
that.
It's
really
important
this,
but
the
success
of
this
plan
relies
on
the
collaboration
of
this
plan
and
that's
where
the
city
comes
into
play.
B
If
we
don't
continue
to
lead
and
push,
then
this
plan
is
going
to
just
be
in
other
plans
when
you
put
on
the
shelf
somewhere
down
the
road
and
we're
gonna,
say
Oh
2019,
we
put
this
great
plan
together
and
nothing
ever
happened
of
it.
I
also
want
to
thank
and
include
the
corporation's,
the
foundations,
the
community
partners
at
all
level
of
government,
because
you
all
have
a
role,
and
we
all
have
a
role
to
play
in
ending
youth
and
young
adult
homelessness.
B
I
want
to
give
a
couple
shoutouts
to
Liz
Maya
she's,
a
state
representative
upon
at
the
State
House.
She
sponsored
a
bill
that
would
help
I
young
people
transition
on
to
juvenile
detention.
Recovery
of
foster
care.
I
want
to
thank
her
for
doing
that,
because
Liz
worked
in
the
space
for
a
long
time.
This
is
a
great
example
how
we
can
connect
our
young
people
to
social
and
emotional,
what
they
need
and
deserve.
There's
many
people
older
people
in
this
room
that
didn't
have
any
place
to
go
when
they
transition
out
of
foster
care.
B
They
were
given
their
bag
and
they
were
just
that
was
it.
There
was
no
place
to
go.
They
come
out
of
a
juvenile
detention
center
and
they
there's
no
place
to
go.
That's
it
they
no
home
to
go
to
there's
no
place
to
go.
They
know
what
to
do
and
what
happens
when
in
the
situation
like
that,
we
all
know
this
story,
so
we're
gonna
continue
to
do
that.
We
must
continue
to
find
out
ways
to
wrap
our
arms
around
people.
B
Young
people
at
risk,
as
a
community
looking
out
for
our
youth
and
our
young
people,
is
a
responsibility
we
share
as
a
city
and
with
heart
and
compassion.
The
young
people
in
this
room
that
were
part
of
making
this
plan
I
need
you
to
go
out
and
share
to
other
young
people
in
the
city
to
let
them
know
that
we're
working
on
this
plan.
C
B
B
So
we
have
to
just
continue
to
reach
out.
You
have
to
share
the
story,
share
the
story,
it's
about
working
together
too.
It's
about
working
together!
It's
about
you
know.
Criticism
is
important,
but
now
it's
about
time
for
us
to
take
action,
it's
time
for
us
to
move
forward
and
stop
pointing
fingers
at
each
other.
What's
his
responsibilities,
her
responsibilities
that
responsibility
this
responsibility,
that's
what
this
is
all
about!
I
want
to
continue
to
make
sure
we
want
to
move
forward.
B
Lastly,
as
we
head
into
these
winter
months,
if
you
see
somebody
out
in
the
street,
that's
in
distress,
well,
you
call
9-1-1.
You
won't
either
make
sure
you
call
now
I
want
a
lot
of
people
homeless.
People,
including
young
people,
will
not
go
into
a
shelter,
will
not
come
into
a
into
a
place
and
in
the
nighttime
for
a
host
of
different
reasons.
If
you
see
somebody
out
there,
please
call
911,
unfortunately,
where
it
seems
like
we're.
B
Gonna
have
a
very
cold
winter
because
we're
a
lot
colder
earlier
than
we
have
been
in
the
past,
so
we've
already
had
our
beans
out
there
with
Pine
Street.
Now
the
organization
is
doing
that
thing,
even
more
so
than
the
past,
so
we're
gonna
continue
to
work
on
that.
I
want
to
thank
everyone
in
this
room,
it's
great
to
be
amongst
so
many
dedicated
people
who
are
doing
important
work
every
day
and
supporting
the
young
people
who
are
experiencing
homelessness.
I
want
to
thank
the
people
in
this
room.
B
They've
been
doing
this
work
for
a
long
time.
There's
a
lot
of
you
in
this
room,
one
thing
bridge
for
the
work
that
they
do
and
the
team
here
is
amazing.
You
know
pine
streets
here
we
got
st.
Francis
House
down
the
street.
We
have
providers
in
this
room
that
have
been
doing
this
work
for
decades.
I
want
to
thank
you
for
the
work
you've
done.
I
do
honestly
feel
good
today,
I
feel
good,
because
we
see
I
see
a
system
that
has
never
existed
before.
B
It's
always
been
siloed
and
we
have
to
end
the
silos
because
young
young
people
or
people
experiencing
homelessness.
You
know
they're
not
about
silos.
We
need
to
continue
to
move
forward.
So
thank
you
very
much.
I
look
forward
to
all
the
work
ahead
and
I'm
gonna
come
off
and
we'll
grab
me
in
a
few
minutes.
All
right.
A
D
Thank
you
very
much.
I
know
it's
very.
It's
really
crowded
in
here,
I'm
really
glad
to
see
so
many
people
that
were
like
I
don't
know.
Okay,
we
keep
it
all
in
this
room
and
especially
a
lot
of
like
young
people.
I
know,
I
have
seen
in
like
gap
meetings
before
and
to
be
able
to
see
we're
all
here
together
and
seeing
kind
of,
like
part
of
the
end
result
of
what
we've
kind
of
been
working
on
for
a
while.
D
Now
and
like
I
said,
my
name
is
tripping
or
NIC
I've
been
involved
with
the
youth
action
board
for
about
two
years.
The
youth
action
board
is
just
a
group
of
young
people
who
have
experienced
homelessness,
who
I've
been
giving
advice
and
just
kind
of
like
our
telling
our
stories
to
help
formulating
and
creating
and
like
critiquing.
This
plan
that
we're
not
seeing
today
and
so
in
turn
about
this
people
asked
me
to
talk
about
kind
of
what
the
gap
has
meant
to
me.
D
I
just
want
to
talk
about
kind
of
like
what
message
I
feel
like
it
sends
and
to
kind
of
get
into
that.
I
want
to
talk
about
first,
like
what
message
like
I
personally,
a
lot
of
homeless
are
people
who've
experienced
homelessness,
young
are
kind
of
told
through
society,
and
most
of
it
is
not
something.
That's
positive,
so
kind
of
young
people
when
you're
spinster
homelessness.
D
A
lot
of
times,
you're
sent
a
message
like
subtly,
or
sometimes
like
really
explicitly
that
you're
bad
or
you're
worth
less
than
other
people
just
for
like
experiencing
homelessness,
and
so
as
as
an
example.
One
time
I
was
at
a
meeting
and
there
was
it
was
public
and
lots
and
lots
of
people
there.
And
this
lady
just
sort
of
said
like
homeless.
D
Wait
that
that
thing
is
kind
of
sad
and
it's
also
something
that
comes
up
when
you
look
at
like
how
you
know
that
message
is
sent,
and
it's
also
kind
of
in
the
way
that,
like
and
like
others
have
experienced,
like
police
harassment,
well
being
a
homeless
person,
and
so
you
know
and
there's
also
something
inherent
about
like
being
young
and
homeless.
That
sends
the
message
that
you're
worthless
than
others
like.
D
If
you
think
about
it,
if
you
see
someone
else
to
you
know
is
the
same
age
as
you,
but
they
have
like
a
nice
place
to
sleep
and
very
consistent
versus,
like
you,
don't
there's
kind
of
something
inherent
in
that
that's
there's
like
well.
Why
is
that?
You
know
like
why?
Why
don't
I
deserve
the
same
thing,
and
so
that's
gonna.
The
message
we've
been
told
and
I'm
really
excited
one
of
my
favorite
things
about
the
gap.
Is
that
it's
been
something
for
me.
D
That's
been
kind
of
sending
a
different
message
and
for
myself
and
I
hope
for
other
people.
Who've
been
experienced
with
it,
and
the
message
from
the
very
beginning
has
been
nothing
about
us
without
us,
which
I
think
is
so
important.
Just
how
can
even
try
to
do
something
about
something
without
telling
people
who
are
actually
experiencing
it
and
I
think
the
important
thing
about
that
is
that
when
you
can
involve
someone
in
something,
that's
inherently
sending
a
message
that
you
know
they
have
something
good
and
important
to
say
right,
and
it's
really
countering
that
message.
D
I
think
that
really
sends
a
positive
message
and
also
when
we're
providing
people
with
housing
right.
If
you
give
people
rappers
or
housing,
that's
telling
someone
like
you're
worth
the
place
to
live
and
you're
just
as
good
as
anyone
else.
So
you
know
I'm
really
happy
about
that.
So
in
conclusion,
I'm,
just
I'm
just
really
glad
to
see
so
many
people
here,
especially
like
the
young
people,
have
experienced
this
and
I
hope
that
we
can
continue
to
be
involved.
I
hope
people
continue
to.
D
A
E
So
good
morning,
I
think
still
is
it
good
morning
and
thank
you
for
having
us
here
today
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
this
plan
again.
I
just
want
to
thank
Pippen
for
for
your
remarks.
I
think
it's
important
to
note
when
you
collaborate
and
you
partner
and
you
raised
voices,
it's
not
easy.
It
can
be
challenging
and
hopefully
you
learn
something
and
I
think
we
have
learned
something
together
and
I.
Think
the
youth
action
board
has
played
an
instrumental
role
in
creating
this
plan.
E
The
plan
prioritizes
ensuring
that
youth
who
are
either
at
risk
of
are
experiencing
homelessness
are
not
only
identified
and
immediately
linked
to
resources
that
address
their
needs,
but
that
we're
making
sure
that
those
resources
are
safe,
that
they're
stable
and
that
have
the
ability
to
connect
to
not
only
those
that
will
meet
their
needs
around
housing
when
we
think
about
education,
ervil's
employment
goals
and
supporting
the
individual
path
that
young
people
want
to
be
on.
The
plan
is
bold.
E
The
plan
has
many
many
many
recommendations
and
for
those
folks
who
work
on
the
plan,
you
know
there
were
many
many
recommendations
and
so
what
you've
seen
here,
just
a
snapshot
of
that
plan,
but
the
plan
kind
of
breaks
down
into
some
main
strategies
that
I
want
to
share
with
you.
That
I
think
are
important
to
understand
in
our
efforts
to
mitigate
and
make
homelessness
among
youth
and
young
young
adults
disappear.
E
We
want
to
first
off
develop
a
collaborative
system,
a
system
that
recognizes
the
way
that
the
City
of
Boston
and
various
agencies
work
together
to
make
decisions
with
the
goal
of
forming
a
clear,
comprehensive
and
youth
specific
system
to
address
the
issues
of
youth
and
young
adult
homelessness.
As
the
mayor
mentioned,
we're
talking
about
a
system,
that's
not
siloed.
A
system
that
works
together
were
the
voices
of
providers,
the
voices
of
young
people.
The
voices
of
government
are
working
collaboratively
to
figure
out
what
are
the
resources
necessary.
E
So
the
first
major
strategy
is
to
develop
that
collaborative
system
before
it
came
in
to
City
Hall
I
used
to
complain
in
the
community
that
City
Hall
and
the
work
of
the
city
was
too
siloed
that
this
hall,
this
side
didn't
know
what
this
side
was
doing
or
this
agency
didn't
know
at
that
agency
or
the
nonprofit's
we're
doing
I,
don't
say
that
anymore,
mayor
Walsh,
but
because
we're
working
to
fix
that
and
in
this
plan
is
an
example.
We
want
to
break
that
down
to
meet
the
needs
in
our
community.
E
The
second
major
strategy
of
the
plan
is
to
improve
early
identification
and
outreach
to
connect
young
people
who
are
at
risk
of
becoming
homeless
or
currently
homeless.
With
resources,
we
shouldn't
wait
until
youth
are
actually
homeless,
to
connect
those
young
people
with
resources
that
will
help
prevent
it.
So
the
current
gaps
on
identifying
folks
who
may
be
on
the
verge
or
experiencing
this
are
about
creating
more
connections
for
youth
and
young
adults
in
places
where
they
already
are.
E
How
are
we
working
to
make
sure
we
can
identify
those
who
may
be
at
risk,
and
that
includes
services
with
Employment
programs
that
includes
our
community
spaces
that
includes
our
Boston
Public
Schools.
How
are
we
making
sure
that
we
can
have
the
early
identification
of
young
people
who
may
be
at
risk
and
not
wait
until
they're
already
experiencing
some
of
these
challenges?
The
third
major
bucket
is
to
increase
access
to,
and
effectiveness
of,
existing
resources.
E
In
order
to
house
all
young
people
18
to
24
unaccompanied
young
people
who
are
experiencing
homelessness.
The
mayor
lifted
up
the
housing
opportunities
that
are
part
of
the
HUD
4.7
million
dollars
from
HUD.
That
is
there
and
the
157
new
units
of
housing
that
can
support
youth
and
young
adults,
a
hundred
and
fifty
seven
new
units
which
is
critically
important.
E
So
this
work,
but
we
know
very
well
and
if
you're,
a
young
person
not
only
do
we
know
this,
but
I've
heard
this
from
I've
heard
your
voices
and
we
as
the
city
of
her
this
clearly
affordable
housing
alone-
does
not
guarantee
success
for
youth
and
young
adults
experiencing
homelessness
and
furtherance
of
this
plan.
We're
working
with
our
nonprofit
partners
to
be
able
to
identify
the
resources
that
are
necessary
and
that's.
E
Why
we're
grateful
that,
through
the
mayor's
leadership,
we've
been
able
to
dedicate
the
million
dollars
from
the
room
occupancy
local
excise
tax
to
do
additional
supports
housings
one
part
of
that,
but
those
additional
supports
are
incredibly
important,
so
we
can
wrap
around
the
services
that
are
necessary
to
do
the
work.
Lastly,
let
me
just
say
this:
the
plan
is
a
plan,
that's
a
living
document
and
we
are
looking.
We
have
a
plan,
that's
brought
in
multiple
voices.
E
That's
been
an
opportunity
to
lift
up
the
voices
of
those
with
lived
experience
and
those
that
are
doing
the
work.
I
want
to
be
clear,
we're
celebrating,
but
we
should
remember
that
it's
been
hard
work
to
get
to
this
plan.
It's
been
a
lot
of
work
to
hear
voices
and
a
struggle
to
understand
what
we
need,
but
now
we're
ready
with
a
plan
to
go
out
and
implement,
but
also
to
understand
that
needs.
E
May
change
issues
may
come
up
and
the
context
of
what
people
are
experiencing
may
may
look
different
in
the
future
than
it
looks
today.
So
this
plan
is
a
starting
point
that
we're
working
towards
and
that
we're
building
on,
and
we
couldn't
do
this
without
the
support
of
all
of
you.
The
youth
action
board
mayor
Walsh,
our
funders
that
you're
gonna
hear
from
today,
chief
Sheila
Dillon
and
the
DND
team,
as
well
as
the
Health
and
Human
Services
team
and
the
Health
Commission.
E
F
Well,
Elizabeth,
thanks
and
good
morning
to
everybody.
This
is
a
great
day
for
Boston,
for
Boston's
youth
and
really
for
all
of
us
and
Tamara
Walsh,
thanks
for
the
leadership
in
the
direction
to
put
the
stake
in
the
ground.
But
what
we
have
to
do
on
this.
We
all
know-
and
some
of
us
experienced
it
personally-
the
real
challenges
of
being
homeless
and
for
youth
there's
a
particular
set
of
challenges.
F
We've
got
to
deal
with
United
Way
has
been
committed
to
this
issue
of
addressing
homelessness
for
a
long
time
throughout
the
region,
great
partners,
whether
it's
Silver,
Line,
mentoring,
bridge
over
troubled
waters
and
others
that
are
here
today,
home
for
little
Wanderers.
All
of
us
need
to
come
together
and
I.
Think
the
thing
that
we've
got
to
remember
is
this
is
not
a
city
of
Boston
Challenge,
it's
not
government's
challenge.
F
This
is
all
of
us
and
the
mayor
and
his
folks
have
created
the
platform
for
all
of
us
to
come
together
with
lots
of
engagement
from
the
youth
who
were
directly
impact
and
can
help
to
directly
solve
this
problem.
What
United
Way
doing
about
this
we're
gonna
increase
our
resources
to
it.
In
addition
to
those
good
organizations,
we
we
support,
we're
gonna
help
to
lead
that
some
of
the
planning
and
implementation
efforts
as
we
go
forward
in
this
and,
most
importantly,
we
see
ourselves
as
a
way
that
people
can
get
involved.
F
None
of
us
can
solve
complex
situations
by
ourselves.
We
need
everybody
in
that's
what
we're
gonna
be
focused
on.
If
you
go
to
our
website
tomorrow,
support
United,
Way,
dot,
org
you'll
see
some
ways
that
if
you
want
to
get
involved
and
your
friends
get
involved,
we've
got
one
place
where
people
who
come
together
to
help
doing
that.
So
we're
delighted
to
be
a
part
of
this
again.
It's
gonna
take
everybody
in
and
mayor
thanks
very
much
for
what
you're
doing.
A
G
G
Liberty
Mutual
has
long
supported,
youth
and
young
about
homelessness
with
so
many
awesome
partners
who
are
in
this
room
right
now,
including
our
hosts
and
our
dear
friends
at
fridge.
As
we
know,
with
every
day,
a
young
person
is
on
the
streets,
The
Associated
trauma
of
hunger
and
insecurity
is
devastating
and
it's
profound.
Our
goal
at
Liberty
is
to
help
young
people
facing
homelessness,
find
stability
and
some
security.
We
know
they're
full
of
potential
passion
and
purpose.
G
G
A
H
Thank
you
it's
great
to
be
here
today,
with
all
of
you.
I
have
the
the
honor
thank
you
of
announcing
our
our
first
recipients
of
this
HUD
resource
that
you've
heard
about
the
city
applied
with
many
of
you
for
an
award
for
funding.
So
we
could
start
this
important
work
and
HUD
gave
us
just
shy
of
five
million
dollars.
H
That
was
a
several
months
ago,
and
since
that
time
we
have
worked
with
the
Y
AB
D
and
E
HHS
DCF,
and
and
really
looked
at
how
best
to
spend
this
housing
money
and
listen
to
a
lot
of
voices
and
we're
starting
to
do
things
that
we
haven't
typically
done
in
the
housing
housing
field.
So
today,
I'd
like
to
announce
the
awardees
of
this
first
set
of
money
and
as
the
mayor
mentioned,
we're
going
to
house
a
hundred
and
fifty-seven
young
adults
with
this
resource.
So,
first
and
foremost,.
H
H
H
H
Before
I
get
off,
I
just
wanted
to
recognize
that
some
of
the
staff
have
been
working
on
this
too
from
the
respective
agencies.
Laura
shiver
and
babcha
Maiko
is
here
from
HUD.
Thank
you.
So
much
and
I
would
be
amiss
if
we
didn't
call
out
Courtney,
Trudeau
and
Lila
Bernstein
from
the
Department
of
Neighborhood.