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9 Evidence-Based, Guiding Principles to Help Youth Developed by the Homeless Youth Collaborative on Developmental Evaluation Avenues for Homeless Youth Deborah Loon, Executive Director Hanna Getachew-Kreusser, Program Director Catholic Charities (Hope Street) Andrea Simonett, formerly Program Director for Hope Street (participated until December 2013) Face to Face (Safe Zone) Denise Smieja, Director of Homeless Youth Programs Lutheran Social Services (StreetWorks Collaborative) Matt Lasure, StreetWorks Program Manager The Salvation Army (Booth Brown House) Major Arnel L. Ruppel, Administrator Nicole Mills, Program Director YouthLink (Youth Opportunity Center) Dr. Heather Huseby, Executive Director Josephine Pufpaff, formerly Program and Strategic Design Director (participated until November 2013) Supported by Otto Bremer Foundation Technical Assistance from Michael Quinn Patton, PhD Nora F. Murphy, PhD Edited by Elyse Arvin, Grant Writer, The Salvation Army This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Table of Contents The Homeless Youth Collaborative on Developmental Evaluation .................................................... Tab 1 Outreach StreetWorks ................................................................................................................................. Page 1 Drop-in Centers Face to Face: SafeZone ................................................................................................................ Page 2 YouthLink .................................................................................................................................... Page 3 Shelters Avenues for Homeless Youth ...................................................................................................... Page 4 Catholic Charities: Hope Street ................................................................................................... Page 5 The Salvation Army: Booth Brown House .................................................................................. Page 6 Nine evidence-based, guiding principles to help youth overcome homelessness ...................... Tab 2 Principles ......................................................................................................................................... Tab 3 1. Journey Oriented ................................................................................................................... Page 1 2. Trauma-Informed .................................................................................................................. Page 3 3. Non-Judgmental .................................................................................................................... Page 5 4. Harm Reduction .................................................................................................................... Page 7 5. Trusting Youth-Adult Relationships ..................................................................................... Page 9 6. Strengths-Based ................................................................................................................... Page 11 7. Positive Youth Development ............................................................................................... Page 13 8. Holistic ................................................................................................................................ Page 15 9. Collaboration ....................................................................................................................... Page 17 Youth’s Outcome Snapshots .......................................................................................................... Tab 4 Alexa ............................................................................................................................................ Page 2 Asha ............................................................................................................................................. Page 4 Harmony ...................................................................................................................................... Page 6 Isaiah ............................................................................................................................................ Page 8 Julia ............................................................................................................................................ Page 10 Kenzo ......................................................................................................................................... Page 12 Ladybug ..................................................................................................................................... Page 14 Macnificent ................................................................................................................................ Page 17 Maria .......................................................................................................................................... Page 20 Minna ......................................................................................................................................... Page 23 Pearl ........................................................................................................................................... Page 25 Thmaris ...................................................................................................................................... Page 27 Unique ........................................................................................................................................ Page 29 Zi ................................................................................................................................................ Page 31 Full Case Story ................................................................................................................................ Tab 5 Isaiah ............................................................................................................................................ Page 1 StreetWorks 1209 W. 22nd St., Minneapolis | streetworksmn.org Mission: To foster a diverse collaboration of youth, communities, and youth-serving agencies that coordinates street-based outreach and assures access to a broad range of resources and opportunities for homeless and at-risk youth. Target Population: Unaccompanied homeless youth, ages 12–21, with limited support up to age 24. Hours: Crisis phone line available 24 hours (612.354.3345). Outreach Workers available Sun – Thurs 10am-10pm, Fri – Sat 10am-Midnight. Program Summary: StreetWorks serves homeless, runaway, and at-risk youth in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. StreetWorks conducts outreach seven days a week to a wide variety of neighborhoods and community sites in Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin and Ramsey counties. Outreach Workers establish trusting relationships, help manage short term crisis, provide intervention to reduce harmful behaviors and enhance individual health, and provide access to a broad array of shelter, transitional housing, and supportive services. StreetWorks operates eight “No Hassles” food access times for young people at existing area food shelves, five days per week. Participating Organizations: Ain Dah Yung Center, The Bridge for Youth, Catholic Charities – Hope Street, Division of Indian Work, HOPE 4 Youth, KCQ, Inc., Lutheran Social Services, Face to Face – SafeZone, Pillsbury House – Full Cycle Program, Southeast Asian Community Council, Youth Link – Youth Opportunity Center, YMCA Youth Intervention Services. Page 1 of 6 Face to Face 1165 Arcade Street, St. Paul | face2face.org Mission: Face to Face empowers youth to overcome barriers and strive toward healthy and self-sufficient lives. SafeZone: Drop-in Center Location: 308 Prince Street, St. Paul Target Population: Youth experiencing or at risk for homelessness, ages 14–21 Hours: Monday-Friday: 1pm-8pm; Saturday: 1pm-5pm Program Summary: SafeZone drop-in center provides youth a safe environment to get connected to basic needs, case management and support services. Services include: street outreach, clothing closet with hygiene items, a computer lab/ resource room, a food shelf, free meals, access to GED teachers, an Independent Living Skills Program, walk-in medical and mental health services and a transitional living program. Medical and Mental Health Clinic Location: 1165 Arcade Street, St. Paul Target Population: Youth, ages 11–23, with or without insurance Program Summary: Face to Face’s medical and mental health clinic provides one-on-one, family, and in-home counseling, general medical care for illness, school physicals, safer sex education and supplies, STD testing and treatment, pregnancy testing, birth control support, pregnancy care and case management, MN Family Planning Program, and prenatal care. Page 2 of 6 YouthLink 41 North 12th Street, Minneapolis | youthlinkmn.org Mission: to build healthy relationships with youth and the community to address the urgent needs of youth so that doors of opportunity are opened to futures of empowerment, connectedness, and self-reliance. Youth Opportunity Center (YOC) at Youth Link Target Population: Unaccompanied homeless youth, ages 16–24 Hours: Monday-Friday: 9am-8pm Program Summary: At present, 30 partnering agencies provide services at the YOC providing a continuum of care from basic needs to education and employment, health and
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