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SHELTER AND HOUSING
Stability, Skills and Self-Sufficiency
YouthCare’s housing programs provide youth with stability, skills and ultimately, self-sufficiency. Staff are available 24-hours a day to provide youth with the hugs, instruction and the discipline they need to learn and grow. YouthCare’s housing programs are divided into Adolescent Living (ages 12-17) and Transitional Living (ages 18-21).
Giving kids life skills is the key to their success. Youth work with staff to develop plans for self-sufficiency, which may include goals around nutrition and hygiene, money management, education, employment, healthcare and permanent housing. Youth meet weekly with staff to discuss progress, challenges and changes.
ADOLESCENT LIVING
ADOLESCENT LIVING
YouthCare’s Adolescent Living includes three programs providing short and
long-term housing for 28 youth.
The Shelter: Short-term shelter (14 to 30 days) for 8 youth. Youth are
provided with a safe place to stabilize, set goals, and move on to a
long-term housing situation.
CONTACT
Christyn Weinstein, Shelter Program Manager
Phone: 206.267.3070
E-mail: christyn.weinstein@youthcare.org
Casa de los Amigos: Short-term housing for undocumented minors that have been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers (ICE)--formerly known as INS. YouthCare strives to reunite these young people with their sponsors and guardians through the family reunification process. We work diligently to link Casa de los Amigos youth with caring family members who are willing and able to sponsor them.
CONTACT:
Steven Hinz, Casa de los Amigos Program Manager
Phone: 206.267.3088
E-mail: Steven.Hinz@youthcare.org
Pathways: Long-term housing (up to two years) for youth ages 15-17. Through
life-skills classes and personal responsibility, youth are provided with the
tools necessary to gain success as they move into adulthood.
CONTACT
Tracy Peelen, Casework Supervisor
Phone: 206.694.4500 ext. 517
Email: tracy.peelen@youthcare.org
TRANSITIONAL LIVING
YouthCare’s Transitional Housing is comprised of three community houses and eight apartments that offer homeless youth between the ages of 18-24 safe, supportive housing while learning to live independently.
Straley House: long-term housing (up to two years) for 12 young adults.
ISIS: long-term housing (up to two years) for 10 young adults and emphasizes serving gay, lesbian and transgender youth.
Passages: long-term housing (up to two years) for eight youth
Home of Hope Apartments: eight, two-bedroom apartments for youth ready for more independence.
CONTACT
Curtis Knopf, Casework Supervisor
Phone: 206.985.8343
Email: curtis.knopf@youthcare.org
Adolescent Living Eligibility:
Shelter
Youth must be between the ages of 12-17.
Youth can be self-referred, referred by a counselor or referred by a state case worker.
Youth may need housing for any reason.
Youth must be screened over the phone.
Youth may not have a history of abusive behavior in the recent past.
Pathways
HUD applicants:
Applicants may be self-referred or referred through an agency.
Parental or gaurdian consent is necessary.
Youth may be homeless or have run away.
Youth may not yet be part of the foster care system.
RLS (Responsible Living Skills applicants:
Applicants must be referred through DCFS and be state-dependant.
Youth may have had past placements through Secure Residential Center or HOPE Center.
Transitional Living Eligibility: Youth must be between the ages of 18-21 and have no stable residence. (Youth may be between the ages of 18-24 while living in the apartments.)
Residents must also:
Complete their high school education or receive their GED
Find a job within the first month of residency
Pay 30% of their monthly gross income in program fees
Spend 40 hours a week productively at school, work or extracurricular activities
Attend weekly group meetings to discuss house issues, concerns, and events
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