Explained: What is the Family & Natural Supports Approach to Preventing & Ending Youth Homelessness?

The Family and Natural Supports (FNS) approach to preventing youth homelessness was developed to help youth strengthen their relationships with family and other meaningful adults in their lives ​​so they are better equipped to stay in school or access training and employment as they move into adulthood.
In this video, we explain what the FNS approach is and its core principles.
Download the Family and Natural Supports: A Framework to Enhance Young People’s Network of Support for considerations for implementing FNS in communities and case examples of what this work can look like in practice: bit.ly/3Y2hgpP
You can also check out the FNS resource collection on the Homelessness Learning Hub to learn more: bit.ly/3wAx9be
Or you can read our blog for an overview: bit.ly/3kPLVID