This RV is stocked with snacks, video games, a shower and a goal to help homeless youth

Nonprofitleaderssaytheprojectisanimportantwaytohelpahard-to-reachpopulationthat’softenhiddeninplainsight.Takingresourcesstraighttothosewhoneeditbuildstrustandrapport,providerssaid.AvibrantRV,stockedwithsnacks,aPlayStationandshower,willhittheroadthissummertogetessentialsouttoyoungpeopleinneed. Thecustom-builtvehicle,dubbedtheYouthUpmobileunit,istheDetroitPhoenixCenter’slatestprojecttotacklehousinginsecurityamongyoungpeople,ages12to24.Bypartneringwithcommunity-basedorganizationsandschools,theideaistotakebasicresources—hygienekits,food,laptopsandinternet—andagamingspace,straighttoteensandyoungadultsacrossmetroDetroit,butprimarilyinthecity.Nonprofitleaderssaytheprojectisacrucialwaytohelpahard-to-reachpopulationthat’softenhiddeninplainsight. “It’sanopportunityforustomeetyoungpeoplejustrightwheretheyareinthecommunity,”CourtneySmith,CEOandfounderofthenonprofitDetroitPhoenixCen