Learning a lot with FYP

Hello!

As promised I would inform ya’ll about what I have learned from the conference. A lot of services that are offered depend on a lot of requirements that not everyone qualifies for. This makes finding housing a barrier along with some agencies picking people as the “star child” or favorite and forgetting about others who are also deserving of help! Along with a lot of policies that are not Trans inclusive, which could be lifesaving.

These past two weeks I have called business about becoming sponsors for our annual sleepout event happening November 17th. I have also attended a meeting with social work students at Salisbury University to discuss the youth-led town hall on youth homelessness on October 21st. I am excited about the turnout!  

Stay tuned.

I’ll have more next week.

My First Week interning at FYP!

Hello! 

My name is Audacious Douglas and I am an intern for the 2021-2022 year. My first week at Fenix Youth Project Inc has been very informative. I started my week off by getting accustomed to the faculty and my responsibilities based on my learning plan. I completed training based on how to better serve the  LGBTQ+  youth, especially the homeless population. I learned a lot about the homeless population specifically in the Eastern shore area. I attended my first HALS CoC meeting where I learned that finding funding for temporary housing, such as hotels is a major issue. I was also able to attend the Point Source Youth Conference: Youth Homelessness where I gained more knowledge that I can’t wait to share in my next post!