In fall 2018, The James B. Moran Center for Youth Advocacy, The City of Evanston’s Youth & Young Adult Division, Connections for the Homeless, Curt’s Café, Erie Family Health Centers, Infant Welfare Society of Evanston, PEER Services, Youth Job Center, and Youth & Opportunity United came together to form the “Collective”. Their goal was to leverage their resources and work toward designing an accessible, culturally attuned, and responsive safety net for young people and their families.