Youth Futures

YOUTH FUTURES PROVIDES SAFE SHELTER, COLLABORATIVE RESOURCES, RESPECTFUL GUIDANCE AND DIVERSE SUPPORT TO HOMELESS, UNACCOMPANIED, RUNAWAY AND AT- RISK YOUTH IN UTAH.

OGDEN SHELTER YF AT THE OGDEN SHELTER HAS ACHIEVED SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES IN THE PAST YEAR. WE RECEIVED THE EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT FUNDING AND WERE AWARDED THE CODE BLUE/WINTER RESPONSE CONTRACT FOR THE FIRST TIME BY OHS. DESPITE THE NEW DOUBLE STAFFING REQUIREMENT, WHICH POSED A CHALLENGE FOR EMPLOYEE RECRUITMENT AND STAFF RETENTION, WE MANAGED TO KEEP STAFF TURNOVER TO A MINIMUM. OUR INTERNAL PLATFORM HAS BEEN UPDATED WITH NEW DATA ENTRY SYSTEMS, BETTER TRACKING OF INCIDENT REPORTS, AND IMPROVED HR FILES. THE UPDATES TO LICENSING GENERAL PROVISIONS INITIATED A FULL POLICY MANUAL UPDATE TO ENSURE WE STAY WITHIN REGULATIONS. WE ALSO HIRED A NEW EXTERNAL RELATIONS DIRECTOR TO ASSIST WITH GRANT APPLICATIONS AND FINDING NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. THE OGDEN SHELTER SHELTERED 90 YOUTH AN AVERAGE OF 25 NIGHTS EACH FOR A TOTAL OF 2307 SHELTER NIGHTS; SERVED 4,275 MEALS; FACILITATED 865 SHELTER CASE MANAGEMENT SESSIONS; OFFERED ACCESS TO THE RESOURCE ROOM 311 TIMES; AND DIVERTED 37 RHY FROM ENTERING THE SHELTER. ADDITIONALLY, OUR STAFF PROVIDED 802 DROP-IN SERVICES; CONTACTED YOUTH IN AFTERCARE 90 TIMES. YF HAD A TOTAL OF 67 VOLUNTEERS DOING 1,956.75 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER WORK.

SAINT GEORGE THE NEW CONNECTIONS THAT WERE MADE WITHIN THE SOUTHERN UTAH AREA HAVE BEEN FLOURISHING. YF HAS BEEN ABLE TO GO TO MULTIPLE COMMUNITY EVENTS TO INCREASE VISIBILITY AND EDUCATION. A NOTABLE SUCCESS WAS YF'S VERY FIRST BATTLE OF THE BADGES CHILI COOK-OFF, WHICH WAS A GREAT SUCCESS AND A TESTAMENT TO OUR GROWING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THE SAINT GEORGE SHELTER SHELTERED 76 RHY AN AVERAGE OF 33 NIGHTS EACH FOR A TOTAL OF 2517 SHELTER NIGHTS; SERVED 2,601 MEALS; FACILITATED 446 CASE MANAGEMENT SESSIONS; OFFERED ACCESS TO THE RESOURCE ROOM 330 TIMES; AND DIVERTED 17 RHY FROM ENTERING THE SHELTER. ADDITIONALLY, OUR STAFF PROVIDED 116 DROP-IN SERVICES AND CONTACTED YOUTH IN AFTERCARE 43 TIMES. YF HAD A TOTAL OF 4 VOLUNTEERS DOING 390.5 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER WORK.

CEDAR CITY THE SHELTER HAS BEEN OPEN FOR 1 YEARS AND HAS SUCCEEDED DRAMATICALLY. THE STAFF RETENTION HAS BEEN GOOD, WITH MINIMAL TURNOVER NOW THAT THE TEAM IS IN PLACE AND HAS EXPERIENCE. THE SYSTEMS THAT WERE BUILT AND INCORPORATED IN 2022 HAVE BEEN GOING STRONG. WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY WORKING ON CONNECTING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND CREATING NEW PARTNERSHIPS WITH IRON COUNTY'S EXISTING SERVICE PROVIDERS. WE JOINED THE LOCAL LHC MEETINGS AS WELL AS THE DATA ENTRY MEETINGS. YF WAS ABLE TO START PARTICIPATING IN THE COC STEERING COMMITTEE. THE CEDAR CITY SHELTER SHELTERED 47 RHY AN AVERAGE OF 40 NIGHTS EACH FOR A TOTAL OF 2,030 SHELTER NIGHTS; SERVED 2,456 MEALS; FACILITATED 512 SHELTER CASE MANAGEMENT SESSIONS; OFFERED ACCESS TO THE RESOURCE ROOM 146 TIMES; AND DIVERTED 3 RHY FROM ENTERING THE SHELTER. ADDITIONALLY, OUR STAFF PROVIDED 179 DROP-IN SERVICES AND CONTACTED YOUTH IN AFTERCARE 35 TIMES. YF HAD A TOTAL OF 5 VOLUNTEERS DOING 150.92 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER WORK. CEDAR CITY TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM (TLP) YF UPDATED THE PAYMENT SYSTEM THAT THE YOUTH USE TO PAY THEIR WEEKLY RENT. NOW, IT IS VERY EASY FOR THEM TO MAKE DIRECT PAYMENTS ONLINE. WE HAVE SEEN A POSITIVE OUTCOME FOR THE YOUTH WHO EXIT THE TLP PROGRAM. THE CEDAR CITY TLP SHELTERED 15 RHY AN AVERAGE OF 112 NIGHTS EACH FOR 1693 SHELTER NIGHTS; FACILITATED 221 SHELTER CASE MANAGEMENT SESSIONS; CONTACTED YOUTH IN AFTERCARE 6 TIMES.