Services
Orion Center
Everything Under One Roof
The Orion Center, located at 1828 Yale Avenue in downtown Seattle, is a multi-service facility open to youth ages 13-22. It offers a safe, open place where youth can access a multitude of services from meals to case management. The Orion Center’s services include the Drop-in Center with showers, lockers, laundry and meals; Case Management; HIV Case Management; Street Outreach; the Orion Interagency School; the Working Zone pre-employment training program; the Barista Training and Education Program; and Youth Tech.
Location: 1828 Yale Avenue (on the corner of Denny and Stewart)
Contact:
Phone: 206.622.5555
CRITERIA TO ATTEND THE ORION CENTER
Youth must be between the ages of 13-22, in need of services and/or homeless.
Drop-in Services
Drop-in services are often the first link to connecting with YouthCare’s other services. The Drop-in Center offers three meals daily, showers, laundry, and clothing, food and hygiene banks. The Orion Center is a low-barrier facility where any youth in need can come for emergency services.
Medical Needs
YouthCare provides medical counseling and clinic referrals. Two evenings every week, the YouthCare Street Outreach Team transports street youth for preventative health care to two primary care clinics specifically serving homeless youth.
Case Management
Case Managers support youth with their life changes by providing assessment, referrals and life skills counseling. Case Managers help youth attain housing, enroll in school, obtain medical care and connect with other community services.
Drug and Alcohol Counseling
Case Managers provide appropriate counseling and referrals for mental health and substance abuse issues.
Street Outreach
YouthCare’s Street Outreach Team travels by foot or van to provide youth currently living on the streets with food, medical attention, information and connections to community services. Learn More >>
Employment Training
YouthCare offers a pre-employment training program through the YWCA’s Working Zone and employment training through the Youth Barista Training and Education Program and through Youth Tech. Learn More >>
