“I feel like a kid again”: the voices of youth experiencing homelessness in a mobile recreation program

Figures & data

Table 1. Participant pseudonyms and information.

Pseudonym		Age	Self-identified gender	Recreation interests
P1. Mackenzie		19	Male	Enjoyed attending school and had an interest in basketball, creative writing, and creative arts.
P.2 Kacey		20	Male	Enjoyed cooking and listening to music. Attended programming for social connection.
P. 3 Austin		21	Male	Passionate about team sports and enjoyed competition.
P. 4 Derek		22	Male	Enjoyed playing chess and ‘Uno’. Participated physical activity and preferred one-on-one interactions.
P. 5 Levi		20	Male	Passionate about politics and nutrition. Enjoyed playing ‘Battle Ship’ with his peers.
P. 6 Emile		18	Male	Enjoyed playing group activities (e.g. team sports).
P. 7 Eliza		19	Female	Enjoyed soccer and practicing kicking the ball around.
P. 8 Nina		19	Female	Enjoyed team sports and played on her school’s extracurricular teams.
P. 9 Thomas		21	Male	Played soccer and enjoyed card games with staff.
P. 10 Isla		18	Female	Engaged primarily in creative arts-based activities. Here spirituality and faith were important to her.