Ozone House

Shelter stays stay safe - provides emergency housing and support for minors (ages 10-17) with the goal of reunifying each youth with their family when appropriate or another positive discharge destination. Ozone House served 37 youth during fy23.

Outreach program - Ozone House provided crisis intervention to over 1,859 community members concerned about youth, community education to over 1,827 community members concerned about youth, 1,880 hot meals to youth at our after school drop-in center, and hosted approximately 2,607 visits to the drop-in center.

Transitional living program - provides transitional housing and support for transition aged youth ages 16-24 with the goal of each youth reaching self-sufficiency and safe and stable housing. Washtenaw county supportive housing - expands the transitional housing program so youths ages 21-24 can be served with the same goals and programming. Approximately 24 youths were served with these programs in fy23.

Workzone, an intensive employment training and paid internship program for homeless youth ages 18-20, prepares youth for their first job by providing employment training focused on resume-writing, interviewing, and professional workplace behavior, a 100-hour paid internship at a local business, nonprofit, or company, and case management to address homelessness and other external barriers to employment. Xx youth were provided training and stipends during 2022-23. The education fund at Ozone House is available to finance a variety of educational expenses that Ozone House clients incur that are not typically covered by financial aid and scholarships for books, supplies, technology, extra-curricular fees, housing deposits, et al. Having an education fund specially designated for Ozone House clients helps make the goal of a continued education beyond high school possible for many young people who do not have the resources or parental support that it takes to apply to college. Xx youth were given assistance during 2022-23.