The Mockingbird Society

2023-24 Award - Systems and Policy Change - $125,000

In 2023 and 2024, The Mockingbird Society (TMS) is seeking to advocate for policies to establish a racial equity focused county-level “Office of Homeless Youth,” a cross-system coordinating body among housing, employment, education, behavioral health service providers, child welfare, juvenile justice systems and service providers which will center youth and young adults experiencing homelessness and engage them as core members. Young adults with lived experience leading the work, collaboration with elected officials and other organizations, efforts towards gathering disaggregated data and advocacy for funding are some of the tactics TMS will implement during the funding cycle.