A Youth Roundtable on Homelessness & Hope

In this powerful Homeless Youth Awareness Month episode, we sit down with members of the Youth Action Board (YAB), a group of young leaders with lived experience with homelessness who are driving real change in Kern County. From survival and stigma to policy and peer support, this roundtable dives deep into the realities of youth homelessness, what needs to change, and how youth are using their voices to reshape the system.

Whether you’re a policymaker, community member, or someone looking to understand youth homelessness more deeply, this conversation is real, raw, and rooted in hope.

Resources & information mentioned in the episode:

• National Homeless Youth Awareness Month
• Kern County Youth Resource Guide
• Kern Youth Action Board Instagram (@KernCountyYouthActionBoard)
• Bakersfield Kern Regional Homeless Collaborative
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Credits:

Producers: Brian Johnson, Gennessa Fisher, Kim Silva and Allyson Baptiste
Production Partners: Liam Silva and Kern Education Television Network, the Kern County Superintendent of Schools Office
Theme Song: “Beatitude” by Mountaineer