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New study offers job, housing, and coaching to help homeless youth get back on their feet
NCT ID NCT07419282
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study is testing a comprehensive 18-month support program for young people aged 18-24 who are transitioning out of homelessness in Ontario, Canada. The program includes job placement, housing funds, grocery help, a community connections worker, coaching, and group sessions. The main goal is to see if young people find these supports useful and will stick with them, not yet to measure long-term outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Wraparound intervention (job placement, housing funds, grocery supplements, community connections worker, coaching, and intentional living program)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a comprehensive support package helps homeless youth build stable, thriving lives, pointing toward larger programs to reduce homelessness.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 42 participants, so results may not apply broadly. It tests feasibility, not effectiveness, and some youth may drop out or not find the supports helpful.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 42 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 24 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 18 - 24 years * Experienced homelessness (defined as unstable/time-limited housing arrangements like shelter stays, foster care, or couch surfing) for at least seven consecutive days in the past year * Living in market rent housing (defined as non-subsidized housing, inclusive of both formal and informal rental agreements) in the Greater Toronto Area or Niagara Region for at least one month preceding study start * Willing to actively participate in all components of the intervention * Able to legally work in Canada (includes having a valid Social Insurance Number) * Able to provide free and informed consent * Able to understand English well enough to give consent and participate in the intervention and data collection Exclusion Criteria: * In imminent danger of losing their housing (e.g., facing eviction) * Planning to move out of the Greater Toronto Area or Niagara Region in the next 18 months * Employed full-time or enrolled in an education or training program that requires a long-term (\>4 weeks) full-time work placement (coinciding with the duration of the study intervention) * Receiving rent subsidies (does not include shelter allowance through social welfare programs such as Ontario Works or the Ontario Disability Support Program) * Enrolled in a program or study with features similar to the SEED CHANGE intervention (e.g., 1:1 coaching, supported employment, group program targeting identity/social capital)
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Unity Health Toronto
RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, M5B 1W8, Canada
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