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Youth Bureau outlines "Kingston Motel" initiative to reach homeless youth countywide
Summary
The Youth Bureau described a new program — currently called the Kingston Motel initiative — to support homeless youth with recreational activities, hygiene services and mental‑health connections, and said the model may be expanded beyond Kingston.
The county Youth Bureau told the committee it is piloting a program provisionally called the Kingston Motel initiative to provide targeted services for homeless youth across Ulster County, not limited to a single motel in Kingston. The initiative will integrate recreation, hygiene supports and connections to mental‑health services and other programs, with plans to identify additional locations beyond the initial site.
"That's what we're calling it now. We're working on an actual name for it," the Youth Bureau representative said, noting the program aims to provide additional support spaces for unhoused youth and to integrate services countywide.
Staff said the department's 2025 request was otherwise quiet and that no programs were cut; committee members asked clarifying questions and were generally supportive of the proposed outreach approach.
