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A House with a View a Powerful Perspective on Our Community’S Troubled Teens HUCKLEBERRY HOUSE 2014 ANNUAL REPORT A HOUSE WITH A VIEW A POWERFUL PERSPECTIVE ON OUR COMMUNITY’S TROUBLED TEENS HUCKLEBERRY HOUSE 2014 ANNUAL REPORT We see troubled teens differently. And that makes all the difference. When society sees a teen who has run Yet, despite these traumatic away from home, dropped out of school, circumstances, the Crisis Shelter, become pregnant, or who has had a the Transitional Living Program, brush or two with the law, it often thinks, the Family Support Program, and “bad kid.” No more questions asked. the Youth Outreach Program at Huckleberry House are not overflowing But as Franklin County’s primary with youth who have given up, or who provider of shelter and services to expect the world to make exceptions runaway and homeless youth, it’s our job for them. at Huckleberry House to look beneath the surface. Quite the opposite, the young people who come through our doors are And all too often, what we see fighters and survivors. They each have isn’t pretty. unique strengths they can leverage to improve their situations. And while We discover years of abuse. Violence. they are realistic about their current Neglect. Drug addiction. Poverty. circumstances, they have a genuine And homelessness. Serious and often desire for a different future. devastating issues that make it difficult, if not impossible, for these young people We see in these youth a willingness to measure up to society’s standards to accept responsibility for their for success. HUCKLEBERRY HOUSE 2014 ANNUAL REPORT 2 choices and behavior, along with a Table of Contents fierce determination to overcome the Crisis Program page 4 obstacles they face. In turn, we help Transitional Living Program page 8 these young people see that their past Family Support Program page 12 does not need to define their future. Youth Outreach Program page 16 Scholarship Program page 20 Thanks to the many individuals and Donor List page 21 organizations in our community who Financials page 27 see things the way we do, and who Board of Directors page 28 believe that troubled teens deserve a second look—and a second chance— Huck House is able to help our community’s at-risk and in-crisis teens see a clear path to a better future. And we are able to give them the support and guidance they need to take the first steps toward the healthier, happier lives they want and deserve. HUCKLEBERRY HOUSE 2014 ANNUAL REPORT 3 HUCKLEBERRY HOUSE 2014 ANNUAL REPORT 4 Crisis Program Our view: From Huck House’s perspective, the When disruptive or dangerous When severe family best place for a young person is at situations escalate at home, teens problems heat up, home with a family that’s committed to may have no other safe choice but to teens need a safe place working through its problems together. remove themselves from the situation. But the reality is, teens and families When they do, the Huckleberry House to cool down. aren’t perfect. And some families Crisis Shelter offers a safe alternative contend with significant problems, like to the streets, along with the support abuse, neglect, drugs, violence, and teens and families need to address their poverty that make it difficult or unsafe problems and put their families back for teens to stay at home. together. HUCKLEBERRY HOUSE 2014 ANNUAL REPORT 5 Crisis Program Snapshot • Crisis counselors work with teens left with her father who was equally and their families to address abusive and later incarcerated. Adina • The 24/7 Crisis line and 24/7/365 and resolve the problems that spent her childhood simply trying to Crisis Shelter provide around-the- bring teens to our door. Services survive while caring for her younger clock support for youth ages 12-17 include one-on-one counseling, brother. who are experiencing a crisis or who family counseling, and teen group have run away from home. counseling aimed at strengthening Fortunately, both Adina and her family relationships and reuniting brother were adopted by a local • The Crisis Shelter provides a safe runaway and displaced youth with family and brought to the States a few place to think things over while giving their families. years ago. However, coping with her young people hot meals, a warm bed, traumatic past while trying to adjust to and access to other necessities like Adina’s Story a new family, a new country, and a new clothing and hygiene items. Fitting in and growing up can be culture led to significant conflict with her adoptive parents. With guidance • The ultimate goal of the Crisis difficult for any teenager. But for Adina, from the adoption agency, Adina’s Program is family reunification. The who was born in Somalia and came parents brought her to the Crisis average length of stay in the shelter to our country when she was a young Program at Huckleberry House. is 4-5 days and teens contact their teen, the challenges were anything but parents/guardian within 24 hours of typical. As a young child, Adina suffered coming to the shelter. tremendous trauma. She was abused then abandoned by her mother, and HUCKLEBERRY HOUSE 2014 ANNUAL REPORT 6 A Closer Look How the Crisis Adina Today The Huck House Crisis Program Program Helped Adina returned home with a new counselors and staff recognized in When Adina entered the Crisis Program, perspective on the family’s issues Adina a sincere desire to improve her she set a goal to forgive herself for her and a greater appreciation for her behavior. However, because of her contributions to the family’s problems parents. The family now has new past, Adina had no other choice but and to learn to better cope with her tools for addressing conflict and to become fiercely independent and emotions. Through one-on-one sessions negative behaviors and for sharing and self-supportive at a young age. It was and group participation, the Crisis managing their feelings. difficult for her to give up some of this Program staff worked with Adina on autonomy and accept the boundaries building healthy relationships and of her new family. being aware of her feelings. During her five-day stay at the shelter, Adina In addition, Adina was contending with worked toward letting go of her guilt some mental health issues that were and moving toward a better relationship making it difficult for her to control her with her adoptive family. Adina and her behavior. She also took much of the parents also participated in a family blame for the family’s problems and session where they discussed strategies harbored considerable guilt over her for better understanding each others’ actions. feelings and actions and for improving life at home. HUCKLEBERRY HOUSE 2014 ANNUAL REPORT 7 2014 Crisis Program Focuses of these youth by providing additional 2014 Crisis Program Independent Living Skills goal-setting and counseling services Successes To address the increase in youth ages to the youth and their families. Teens 15-17 coming to the Crisis Shelter, who stay longer also receive additional 545 youth crisis episodes addressed the Crisis Program adjusted its daily ‘homework’ assignments to address programming to incorporate more their unique issues. 2,514 nights of emergency shelter independent living skills activities, provided including housing plans, resume Emergency Shelter Care writing, jobs skills training, safety Huckleberry House serves Emergency 70% of Crisis Program teens returned planning, and discussions about Shelter Care youth through a contract to living with family, another relative, or a money. These activities are designed to with Franklin County Children Services. friend prepare youth for making the eventual These youth reside at Huck House for transition from living with a parent/ approximately 30-60 days. This year, Crisis 94 Safe Place Partners—Kroger Stores, guardian to living on their own. Program staff focused on developing a White Castle Restaurants, and Columbus Fire new program track to better serve these Stations—provided a place for teens to go Longer-Term Stays young people. The new track includes for help contacting Huck House Because the length of stay for some a reward system and works to engage teens coming to the shelter has youth in serving as mentors and playing increased, the Crisis Program adapted an active role in administering the its services to better meet the needs programming to newcomers. HUCKLEBERRY HOUSE 2014 ANNUAL REPORT 8 Transitional Living Program Our view: The way Huck House sees it, it’s hard When going home isn’t an option, Homeless teens need enough to grow up when you have the Transitional Living Program helps more than a place to live. all the right support. But for some transitional age youth find ways to teens, severe family problems—such make it on their own by providing They need skills to as neglect, abuse, poverty, or drug a safe place to live, counseling and live successfully on addiction—rob them of these critical support to address challenges and their own. support systems. These young people achieve educational and employment not only lack nurturing and guidance; goals, and guidance needed to develop some don’t even have a safe place to live. essential independent living skills. HUCKLEBERRY HOUSE 2014 ANNUAL REPORT 9 Transitional Living Program • Youth receive assistance in slipping grades. The school referred Snapshot securing permanent housing upon Noah to the Transitional Living • The 18-month program is designed graduating from the program. Program at Huckleberry House. to support up to 28 homeless transitional-age youth ages 17-21. Noah’s Story A Closer Look For Noah, it seemed every time his mom Huck House saw in Noah incredible • TLP provides safe, furnished found a new boyfriend, Noah needed to determination to finish high school, apartments where youth can live find a new place to live.
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