Youth Shelters And Family Services Inc

TO DELIVER LIFE-CHANGING SERVICES TO HOMELESS, RUNAWAY, AND IN-CRISIS YOUTH IN NORTHERN NM.

THE YOUTH EMERGENCY SHELTER IS A 24-HOUR SAFE HAVEN FOR YOUTH IN CRISIS, AGES 10-27, WHERE THEY CAN SLEEP IN A STABLE ENVIRONMENT, EAT THREE NUTRITIOUS MEALS A DAY, OBTAIN CLOTHING, RECEIVE COUNSELING AND SUPPORT, AND ACCESS A FULL RANGE OF SERVICES. THE SHELTER SERVED 29 (UNDUPLICATED) YOUTH, PROVIDED 597 NIGHTS OF SHELTER, AND PROVIDED 979 CASE MANAGEMENT AND LIFE SKILLS HOURS.

THE PREGNANT AND PARENTING YOUTH INITIATIVE PROVIDES SAFETY, STABILITY AND WELLNESS FOR YOUNG FAMILIES, INCLUDING PREGNANT AND PARENTING TEENS. CASE COORDINATORS WORK TO CONNECT FAMILIES WITH PRENATAL AND POSTNATAL CARE, CHILDCARE RESOURCES, PARENTING CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS, AND PREGNANCY PREVENTION. 90 YOUTH AND CHILDREN WERE SERVED AND 574 HOURS OF CASE MANAGEMENT WERE PROVIDED. ALSO PROVIDED WERE CLOTHING, BABY FORMULA, DIAPERS, MEDICAL REFERRALS, PARENT EDUCATION CLASSES AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INSTRUCTION. THE COMMUNITY COUNSELING CENTER OFFERS PROFESSIONAL COUNSELLING FOR YOUTH IN EVERY PROGRAM, THEIR FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. MANY ARE HOMELESS, AT RISK FOR BECOMING HOMELESS, OR RE OTHERWISE IN CRISIS. 48 CLIENTS WERE SERVED AND 252 HOURS OF COUNSELING WERE PROVIDED. YOUTH SHELTERS AND FAMILY SERVICES ALSO OFFERS LGBTQ+ YOUTH SUPPORTIVE CASE MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION AND DIVERSION SERVICES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO AGE 25 WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE BECOME HOMELESS.

HOMELESS YOUTH PROGRAM (HYP) PROVIDES HOUSING FOR YOUTH FOR A LIMITED PERIOD OF TIME WHILE THEY LEARN LIFE SKILLS, GAIN EDUCATION, AND ACCESS EMPLOYMENT SO THAT THEY CAN BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT. HYP CONSISTS OF TRANSITIONAL LIVING AND RAPID REHOUSING. TRANSITIONAL LIVING IS A SUPERVISED APARTMENT SETTING FOR HOMELESS YOUTH AGES 17-21 INCLUDING PREGNANT AND PARENTING TEENS. THE RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAMS HELPS INDEPENDENT YOUTH AGES 18-24 FIND AND MOVE INTO THEIR OWN APARTMENTS FOR UP TO TWO YEARS. HYP SERVED 221 YOUTH AND THEIR DEPENDENT CHILDREN. 52,786 NIGHTS OF HOUSING WERE PROVIDED, 2,577 CASE MANAGEMENT AND LIFE SKILLS HOURS WERE DELIVERED.

THE STEET OUTREACH PROGRAM PROVIDES CRITICAL SERVICES SUCH AS FOOD, WATER, BLANKETS AND SLEEPING BAGS FOR RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH AGES 21 AND UNDER THROUGH STREET-BASED OUTREACH AND A DROP-IN RESOURCE CENTER. MANY CLIENTS CAMP IN THE MOUNTAINS, LIVE IN CARS, OR SLEEP IN ABANDONED BUILDINGS. OUR STREET OUTREACH DROP-IN RESOURCE CENTER PROVIDES A PLACE WHERE YOUTH CAN GO TO GET WARM, TAKE A SHOWER, AND RECEIVE THE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THEY NEED TO LEAVE THE STREETS. STREET OUTREACH SERVED 74 YOUTH, 298 SURVIVAL ITEMS WERE DISTRIBUTED, AND 746 CASE MANAGEMENT HOURS WERE DELIVERED.