COHHIO

YHSI Report 2026

Continuums of Care

System Maps

A place to track what the data suggests, what still needs validation, and where partners may need deeper context.

Youngstown / Mahoning County CoC

Mahoning County operates one of the smaller youth-serving systems in the YHSI cohort. The community's HMIS data significantly underrepresents actual need — no dedicated youth facilities or services for unaccompanied youth under 18 are currently captured in the system, and youth exiting child welfare or juvenile justice cannot be reliably tracked at this time. What data does exist, from the Stella P parenting youth cohort, shows a small but high-performing slice of the system: 77% of parenting youth households exited to permanent destinations with zero system returns. The most urgent planning need is building out the infrastructure that doesn't yet exist — youth-dedicated access points, a prevention program, and transitional housing — before the data can tell a fuller story.

Flow diagram not yet available for this CoC.

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Avg days homeless before housing

Additional information

Exit to permanent housing

77%

of exiting HH

System returns

0%

no returns recorded

Capacity: Adequate capacity Limited capacity Critical gap
Access
  • 211 / Centralized Intake

  • CE Hotline

  • Veteran / DV intake (shared)

No youth-dedicated front porch documented

Prevention
  • Diversion screening (at intake)

No dedicated prevention program identified

Crisis / Emergency
  • ES / SH (general pool) 5 youth HH capacity · 0 dedicated youth beds in HIC beds

0–6 months

Transitional
  • TH (general pool) 1 HH served · avg 303 days · 0 youth-dedicated TH beds in HIC beds

6 months–2 years · no youth-dedicated TH confirmed

Permanent Housing
  • RRH:H (general pool) 11 HH served · 5 youth RRH beds in HIC beds

  • PSH (general pool) 1 HH served beds

RRH, PSH · no youth-dedicated permanent housing confirmed

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Community priorities from YHSI planning sessions:

How to read the CoC maps that follow

Short description of these phases

01

Access

Before the front door

“Front Porch” services — outreach, drop-in, hotlines, peer navigation

02

Prevention / Diversion

Before homelessness occurs

Financial assistance, diversion counseling — avoid system entry

03

Crisis / Emergency

0–6 months

Low-barrier shelter and emergency services

04

Transitional

6 months–2 years

TH, host homes, scattered site — temporary with services

05

Permanent Housing

6 months → years

RRH, PSH, FYI/FUP — lease in own name or no time limit