Ending homelessness in any city occurs one person and household at a time. Along the journey to end homelessness, it is clear that each person requires a unique plan tailored to meet their specific needs. This requirement becomes even more relevant for young people, given their unique pathways into and out of homelessness, their increased vulnerability during homelessness and their developmental needs. To assist service providers in delivering client centered services and supports designed to meet the unique needs of youth, OrgCode Consulting, Inc. and Community Solutions joined forces with the Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) to combine the best parts of products and expertise to create one streamlined triage tool, and an accompanying robust assessment tool, designed specifically for youth aged 24 or younger. The Next Step Tool for Homeless Youth, or Next Step Tool, integrates the TAY Triage Tool, developed by the Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) through research by Eric Rice, PhD, Associate Professor at University of Southern California, with the VI-SPDAT, created by Community Solutions and OrgCode Consulting, Inc. The TAY Triage Tool predicts which youth are most likely to experience long-term homelessness, essentially on a trajectory to becoming chronically homeless adults. The VI-SPDAT helps understand current vulnerabilities and risks to future housing stability, in order to support youth in ending their homelessness. The Next Step Tool carefully merges all of these tested ideas together. Through a closed-ended survey where youth provide a yes, no or one-word answer, service providers have a better understanding of the intensity of supports to begin with when supporting the youth. In addition to the Next Step screening tool that provides an initial recommendation for housing and support options to meet the identified needs, OrgCode Consulting also has a Youth SPDAT tool available for any service provider that wants a more robust assessment tool. This tool is designed to help guide the support service assessment process once youth are involved in programs and to provide guidance on the interventions and coaching opportunities that will increase a young person’s experience of housing stability and improved wellness. Join in a conversation and training session designed to assist you in enhancing youth focused service delivery through the introduction of evidence informed triage and assessment tools.