Including Youth in PIT Counts, Part 2: A Case Study of San Jose and Santa Clara County – NAEH Special Webinar (Peter Connery)
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Including Youth in PIT Counts, Part 2: A Case Study of San Jose and Santa Clara County – NAEH Special Webinar (Peter Connery)
- 1. WWW.APPLIEDSURVEYRESEARCH.ORG 55 Brennan St. Watsonville, CA 95076 (831) 728‐1356 991 W. Hedding St., Suite 102 San Jose, CA 95126 (408) 247‐8319 Including Youth in PIT Counts, Part 2: A Case Study of San Jose and Santa Clara County – NAEH Special Webinar Peter Connery Applied Survey Research November 15, 2010
- 2. WHO WE AREWHO WE ARE • Applied Survey Research – A 30‐year‐old non‐profit social research firm headquartered in Watsonville, Calif. – ASR has conducted over 30 PIT counts, and developed homeless youth (HY) counts in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Santa Clara‐San Jose, Sonoma, Mendocino and others 2
- 3. WHY A SPECIAL YOUTH COUNT?WHY A SPECIAL YOUTH COUNT? • General PIT count methods ineffective • Homeless youth (HY) results in AHAR and CoC reports do not reflect growing trend • Difference populations require different data collection strategies • HY do not co‐mingle with general homeless population • HY are expert at avoiding detection • HY need to be integrated into the CoC network 3
- 4. HOMELESS YOUTH PIT COUNT CRITICAL STEPS 4 • Promote the importance of a dedicated HY Count (typically on the day of your PIT count) • Partner with HY shelters, drop‐in centers and other youth advocate groups • Promote the importance of HY awareness that results from these efforts • If possible, include a HY‐focused youth survey in your planning • Take careful steps to minimize the risk of duplicate counting of HY located in general PIT count
- 5. HOMELESS YOUTH PIT COUNT CRITICAL STEPS – CONT’D 5 • Use CBPR (Community Based Participatory Research techniques) • HY should enumerate HY – Peer‐to‐peer • HY workers should be target recruited by providers & be reliable & trustworthy • HY workers need paid training and close oversight • Use 2 step process – 1) observational count 2) HY survey • Assign Peer Counselor as oversight
- 6. HOMELESS YOUTH PIT COUNT CRITICAL STEPS – CONT’D 6 • Choose a good time – 3:00pm (afterschool) or late PM (after 10:00pm or midnight) • Plan HY PIT route • Adult driver responsible for drop‐off/pickup • Let HY enumerators determine the homeless youth from the general youth • Let HY enumerators estimate age categories (under 18 or 18‐24) • Document locations to nearest cross‐streets – do not betray the trust you have earned by disclosing hang‐out locations • Reconcile HY PIT to general PIT for Dupe review
- 7. HOMELESS YOUTH PIT COUNT – SURVEY COMPONENT 7 • Develop a customized HY homeless survey that includes HUD required data + HY specific data • HY peer‐to‐peer interviewing ($5/completed) • Develop survey quota plan informed by HY PIT • Develop quality control procedures – train interviewers and avoid selection bias • Provide driver support when necessary • Administer as many surveys as possible. Use sample size calculator if needed.
- 8. SAMPLE OF DATA COLLECTION FORM 8
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- 10. WWW.APPLIEDSURVEYRESEARCH.ORG 55 Brennan St. Watsonville, CA 95076 (831) 728‐1356 991 W. Hedding St., Suite 102 San Jose, CA 95126 (408) 247‐8319 THANK YOU! 10 Peter Connery Applied Survey Research connery@appliedsurveyresearch.org 831.728.1356