YOUTH ACTION BOARD

Transitional Housing:

Stabilizing, safe, secure, supportive Transitional Housing on site and referral, for youth 18-24 through the Drop-In Center.

Youth 18-24 will be provided Case Management, with assessment, consultation, action and goal planning to provide tools necessary to exit transitional housing to permanent independent living.

Runaway and Homeless Emergency Shelter:

  Runaway Homeless Youth Emergency Shelter to youth ages 10-17, through referral at the Drop-In Center.

 Youth can stay in Shelter Care for up to 21 days under the Runaway and Homeless Youth services.  During this time, Shelter Care Case Managers work with the youth and their families to identify a safe discharge plan. 

Counseling:

 Youth Trauma Center trained Therapists will support through trauma screening, assessments, Case Management, and Mental Health Services to participating youth through the Drop-In Center. 

 Services include Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TFCBT), Project Making Medicine (Culturally adapted TFCBT for Native youth), Problematic Sexual Behavioral Therapy, Trauma Focused Equine Psychotherapy, Client Centered Play Therapy, Sand Tray Therapy, and more. 

Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault:

Domestic violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, and Human Trafficking advocacy, education, Case Management and support services on site and through referral.  

Through referral additional services to youth who are or have experienced   intimate partner violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking are available. 

Services include a 24/7 crisis line, emergency shelter, ED response, Case Management, emergency financial assistance, legal services, court   advocacy, community education, individual and group emotional support, and information/referrals.
 

Workforce Development:

Various Workforce Programs and   Services designed to assist youth to achieve employment, training goals, and secure sustainable careers.

Intensive Case Management.

 Job Search Workshops and Training Services.

Direct Services from Wagner-Peyser Act and/or other Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) programs. 

  Continued Education:

Tutoring available to all youth to assist with educational goals.

Education Services for youth 18 and older who are interested in pursuing their GED® and for those who have a high school diploma but need an academic refresher to go on to post-secondary education and/or training.

Workforce Connections for youth 18 and older to provide career navigation   support, mentoring, and advocacy to individuals pursuing their GED® to continue to post-secondary education and/or training.  

Medical Education and Referral:

 On-site educational services, referral, Case Management to assist youth in navigating medical needs, and medical systems. 

Medically trained and informed staff will meet with youth on site and take referral.   

Food Pantry:

 Food Pantry on site, that will provide a no cost, take what you need, shopping experience, for youth to ensure that food insecurities are not a barrier. 

Showers, Laundry, and Personal Care Items:

Showers, and no cost Laundry on site to support youth.

Diverse selection of personal care items includes all the basic necessities to help those who need it most. 

You can find complete care packages featuring essential items, such as soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, combs, razors, and more.  

  Career Closet:

Career Clothing Closet, to help youth achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and the development tools to help youth thrive in work and in life.

Volunteers will work with youth to help choose an interview outfit, to be provided free of charge to youth, and will also provide guidance and support for upcoming interviews. 

Street Outreach and Transportation:

 Street Outreach to help identify youth ages 16-24 in need of assistance.

 Provide youth with transportation to the Drop-In Center or referral appointments.  

  Computer Lab, Internet, and Technology:

 Computer Lab available for youth, as well as telephones, access to internet and technology in order to meet housing, personal or work-related needs.

Independent Livings Skills:

Independent Living Skills Programs provides youth a hybrid of one-on-one or group learning independent living skills training and case management services.

Independent living skills are individualized to each youth, based on youth goals, and is mentor, community or Case Management lead. 

Youth receive hands on training in self-sufficiency skills such as obtaining housing, creating and managing a budget, career and education planning, credit building, food preparation and cooking, engaging in safe and healthy relationships and securing and maintaining employment. 

Youth help create workshops, based on personal goals and needs.

Peer Navigation and Support:

 Peer navigation is a best practice which utilizes youth with past lived experiences of homelessness to assist those who are currently unhoused.

 The Drop-In Center employ Peer Navigators, whose shared personal experience serves as evidence of pathways to housing, improved health, and stability, as well as social and emotional support for youth who are at their most vulnerable.

Case Management:

 Case management utilizes a collaborative and planned approach to ensuring that a youth who experiences, or at risk of, homelessness gets the services and supports that they need to move forward with independent lives. 

Case Management is used broadly to support youth overcome challenges and obstacles to independent living. 

It is a comprehensive and strategic form of service provision where Case Management assesses the needs of the youth (and potentially their family and or household) and, as appropriate, arranges, coordinates and advocates for delivery and access to a range of programs and services designed to meet the individual’s needs and goals.