AUDIO: Rebound Child and Youth Services accepting youth referrals for homelessness prevention program

Written By Dan Jones

A program to combat youth homelessness in Northumberland County is accepting youth referrals.

Nightstop offers an alternative housing solution for youth ages 16-24 experiencing homelessness by enlisting carefully-vetted community members to volunteer their spare bedrooms as temporary shelters for youth in need.

There currently is no youth homelessness program in the County.

Referrals can be made directly by the youth, a trusted adult, community-based organizations, police, schools and teachers.

Once a referral is accepted, Rebound Child and Youth Services conducts a risk assessment and reference check before placing the youth in an approved home.

Rebound Child and Youth Services Executive Director Sam Rockbrune says there are approximately 15 homeless youth in Northumberland County.

Dan Jones

Dan Jones is a veteran radio and web journalist with 18 years in the news business. He has reported on Indigenous issues in Northern and Western Canada. This former News Director has covered provincial legislative politics in the Yukon and Saskatchewan.

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