Youth shelter pilot survey

Instead, the aim of this pilot project was to assess the feasibility of collecting information of the type contained in the YSPS questionnaire from several shelters, from a variety of locations throughout Canada. [...] The objectives of the Youth Shelter Pilot Survey (YSPS) were to test methods for collecting facility and client information from youth shelters, and to assess the feasibility of a national youth shelter survey. [...] Results and Conclusions Overall, 50 or 78% of the 64 shelters contacted participated in the YSPS and the majority of these survey respondents provided a wide variety of information about their facilities and the clients they serve. [...] Based on the results of the YSPS, it was concluded that the survey method and questionnaire are a feasible approach to compile useful data on youth shelters and for conducting a national survey of these shelters. [...] PURPOSE OF THE YOUTH SHELTER PILOT SURVEY The purpose of the Youth Shelter Pilot survey (YSPS) was to assess the feasibility of a national survey of youth shelters along the lines of the well- established Transition Home Survey (THS) for women’s shelters.