Jabali Youth Advocacy at Homeless Children's Network: Findings from July 2024 to June 2025

The purpose of this report is to evaluate the Jabali Youth Advocacy program at the Homeless Children’s Network (HCN).

Through a critical partnership with San Francisco’s Department of Children, Youth and their Families (DCYF), HCN has implemented the first year of the Jabali Youth Advocacy program, a youth-led advocacy committee that amplifies the voices of youth around substance abuse and prevention.

Together, with HCN, Indigo Cultural Center evaluated the impact of the Jabali Youth Advocacy program this school year. In line with a Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) rooted in racial equity, HCN staff, including the HCN Jabali Youth Advocacy team, collaborated with the Indigo Cultural Center team on evaluation design, survey development, data collection, and the interpretation of quantitative and qualitative findings.

Learn more about Homeless Children's Network at: hcnkids.org/impact

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