Program areas at Huckleberry House
Housing (transitional living and permanent supportive housing) - the transitional living program offers 18 months of highly individualized training to prepare young people who are homeless to live independently. 71 transition-age young people served in 46 furnished, safe apartments. Permanent supportive housing provides life skills training, coaching, and mental health intervention for youth with a higher level of service need than tlp can provide, with no set program duration, in 40 fully furnished apartments.
Youth outreach - the youth outreach program connects youth with community support services and resources to meet educational, employment, and safe housing needs. The yop shop received 438 requests for service, consisting of 337 call-ins and 99 walk-ins. Of those requests for help, 175 were linked with coordinated access rapid resolution. 190 literally homeless transition age youth were served, 163 were new clients this year.
Crisis/shelter - emergency crisis counseling and emergency shelter of runaway youth attempting to achieve stabilization and family reconciliation. 2,384 night of shelter provided with the help of 136 safe place partners in the community including white castle and donatos restaurants, columbus fire stations, community centers, and the columbus metropolitan library branches. 88% of shelter youth who received services returned to safe and appropriate housing.
Counseling - provides youth and families an experienced, skilled counselor who can meet at Huckleberry House's counseling center or in homes or community locations. 242 youth and their families received ongoing support. 5116 counseling/parenting/victim support hours, 2852 community support hours, 3,014 life skills hours, 1100 group support hours