Covenant House

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SEE SCHEDULE O - IMMEDIATE HOUSING (SHELTER AND CRISIS CARE)- IMMEDIATE HOUSINGCOVENANT HOUSE WELCOMES ALL YOUNG PEOPLE FACING HOMELESSNESS WITH UNCONDITIONAL LOVE, ABSOLUTE RESPECT, AND RELENTLESS SUPPORT, AND OUR SHELTER DOORS ARE ALWAYS OPEN, 24/7. EVEN AS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE WORST PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS IN A CENTURY, CONTINUED TO UNFOLD, WE ADJUSTED OUR PROCEDURES, PROVIDED FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING, AND KEPT OUR PROGRAMS OPEN. WE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH NUTRITIOUS FOOD, CLOTHING, SHELTER, SAFETY, MEDICAL CARE, AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE - ALL NEEDS THAT REQUIRE IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. COVENANT HOUSE PROVIDES HIGH-QUALITY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS TO MEET THOSE NEEDS, STABILIZE A YOUNG PERSON'S SITUATION, AND HELP THEM BEGIN TO CONSIDER THEIR LONGER-TERM GOALS FOR EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND CAREER PLANNING. WE ARE EXPERTLY EQUIPPED TO RESPOND TO THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF YOUNG SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, THOSE WHO IDENTIFY AS LGBTQ, AND THOSE WHO ARE PREGNANT OR PARENTING. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2021, WE SERVED 8,000 INDIVIDUAL YOUTH IN OUR RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING 347 YOUNG PARENTS AND 420 BABIES AND SMALL CHILDREN. WE SERVED ANOTHER 6,500 YOUTH THROUGH OUR DROP-IN AND NONRESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS.

SEE SCHEDULE O - EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES/PUBLIC EDUCATION AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS- EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICESYOUNG PEOPLE ARRIVE AT COVENANT HOUSE WITH DREAMS THAT HAVE BEEN DISRUPTED BY HOMELESSNESS. ONLY ABOUT 21% ARE ENROLLED IN SCHOOL AT THE TIME OF INTAKE. ADVANCING EDUCATIONALLY AND PREPARING FOR THE WORLD OF WORK ARE KEY TO A YOUNG PERSON'S PROSPECTS FOR LEAVING HOMELESSNESS BEHIND. EITHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH REFERRAL, WE GUIDE YOUTH TO APPROPRIATE EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, MATCHING EACH YOUNG PERSON'S STRENGTHS AND ABILITIES WITH THEIR CAREER INTERESTS. WE HELP THEM HONE THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO JOIN THE WORKFORCE, BECOME INDEPENDENT, AND TURN THEIR BACK ON HOMELESSNESS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, ABOUT 3,000 OF OUR YOUTH ENROLLED IN SCHOOL, 140 OBTAINED A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR EQUIVALENT, AND 2,300 OBTAINED OR MAINTAINED EMPLOYMENT.- PUBLIC EDUCATION AND PREVENTIONCOVENANT HOUSE USES OF A VARIETY OF PLATFORMS TO INFORM AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AND YOUNG PEOPLE THEMSELVES ABOUT YOUTH HOMELESSNESS AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. WE EMPLOY WEBSITES, SOCIAL MEDIA, NEWSLETTERS, SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS, TALKS, LECTURES, AND PEER-TO-PEER EVENTS ACROSS OUR FEDERATION TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE CAUSES AND IMPACTS OF YOUTH HOMELESSNESS AND OF THE SIGNS THAT A YOUNG PERSON MIGHT BE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR HUMAN TRAFFICKING. IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, WE REACHED 3,000 YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH OUR PUBLIC EDUCATION AND PREVENTION PROGRAM

SEE SCHEDULE O - TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM - RIGHTS OF PASSAGE "ROP"-TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM - RIGHTS OF PASSAGE "ROP"COVENANT HOUSE'S TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAMS, OFTEN REFERRED TO AS "RIGHTS OF PASSAGE OR ROP, ARE WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE TAKE THEIR BOLDEST STEPS TOWARD INDEPENDENCE. YOUTH LIVE IN ROP FOR UP TO 18-24 MONTHS, WHERE THEY TAP THEIR POTENTIAL AND PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. HERE THEY BUILD BASIC LIFE SKILLS AND FINANCIAL LITERACY, PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SEEK EMPLOYMENT WITH LONG-TERM ADVANCEMENT AND CAREER PROSPECTS, AND WORK TOWARD MOVING INTO THEIR OWN SAFE AND STABLE HOUSING. OUR STAFF SUPPORT EACH YOUNG PERSON ON THEIR JOURNEY TOWARD SUSTAINABLE INDEPENDENCE AND A HOPE-FILLED FUTURE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, OUR TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAMS SERVED 1,083 YOUNG PEOPLE.

- STREET OUTREACHIN VANS AND ON FOOT, COVENANT HOUSE OUTREACH WORKERS GO OUT TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS, RIVERFRONTS, PARKS, AND OTHER PLACES WHERE YOUTH FACING HOMELESSNESS OFTEN SEEK REFUGE. THEY OFFER FOOD AND COUNSELING AND INVITE THEM TO COME TO COVENANT HOUSE, WHERE THEIR IMMEDIATE, BASIC NEEDS CAN BE MET. THROUGH SUSTAINED CONTACT, OUR OUTREACH WORKERS BUILD TRUST WITH THE YOUNG PEOPLE, THE FIRST STEP TOWARD ENCOURAGING THEM TO COME INTO OUR SHELTERS AND CONNECT TO OUR SERVICES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, WE SERVED 3,500 YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH OUR OUTREACH PROGRAMS.- HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORSOF THE THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO FIND SAFETY AND SANCTUARY AT COVENANT HOUSE, OUR RESEARCH INDICATES THAT APPROXIMATELY ONE IN FIVE ARE SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. YOUNG PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ARE VULNERABLE TO TRAFFICKERS, WHO PREY ON THEIR NEED FOR LOVE, SUPPORT, A SAFE PLACE TO SLEEP, AND FOOD TO CREATE A TRAUMA BOND WITH THEM. COVENANT HOUSE HAS PIONEERED INTAKE SCREENING TOOLS TO QUICKLY REVEAL A HISTORY OF TRAFFICKING THAT YOUNG PEOPLE, OTHERWISE, MAY FIND DIFFICULT TO NAME. WE MEET TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS' IMMEDIATE NEEDS FOR NUTRITIOUS FOOD, CLOTHING, SHELTER, SAFETY, AND MEDICAL CARE. AND WE RECOGNIZE THEIR UNIQUE NEEDS FOR EXTRA LEVELS OF PROTECTION, INCLUDING SAFE SPACES AT ALL OUR SITES AND SAFE HOUSES AT OUR SITES IN NEW YORK, TORONTO, TEGUCIGALPA, AND GUATEMALA CITY. WE ALSO PROVIDE RIGOROUS MENTAL HEALTH CARE TO HELP THEM SORT THROUGH THEIR EXPERIENCES AND CLAIM THEIR POTENTIAL. COVENANT HOUSE ADVOCATES AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVELS FOR TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS, PROMOTING LEGISLATION TO PROTECT THEM AND THEIR RIGHTS AND BRINGING CRIMINAL CASES AGAINST THEIR TRAFFICKERS WHENEVER POSSIBLE.- HEALTH AND WELL-BEINGHOMELESSNESS IMPACTS YOUNG PEOPLE'S PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL-BEING IN MANY WAYS, AND BECAUSE YOUTH ARE STILL DEVELOPING COGNITIVELY, PHYSICALLY, PSYCHOLOGICALLY, AND EMOTIONALLY, THOSE IMPACTS CAN HAVE DEEP EFFECTS. THIS IS EVEN MORE THE CASE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE OF COLOR AND THOSE WHO IDENTIFY AS LGBTQ, WHO FACE UNIQUE CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH RACISM AND PREJUDICE. COVENANT HOUSE WELCOMES ALL YOUNG PEOPLE FACING HOMELESSNESS WITH UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AND ABSOLUTE RESPECT AND PROVIDES THEM ACCESS TO A RANGE OF HEALTH AND WELL-BEING SERVICES THAT THEY CAN USE TO HEAL AND REDISCOVER THEIR POTENTIAL. OUR TRAUMA-INFORMED, RESILIENCE-FOCUSED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES RANGE FROM MEDICAL CARE AT OUR ON-SITE HEALTH CENTERS TO YOGA CLASSES, MUSIC LESSONS, COUNSELING, RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL SERVICES, AND SPORTS. IN THESE ACTIVITIES, YOUNG PEOPLE RETAKE CONTROL OVER THEIR LIVES, BUILD ON THEIR STRENGTHS, AND NOURISH THEIR SELF-CONFIDENCE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, YOUTH MADE 30,000 VISITS TO OUR ON-SITE MEDICAL SERVICES, AND 4,000 YOUNG PEOPLE ENGAGED IN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. - AFTERCARE AND PERMANENT HOUSINGCOVENANT HOUSE SUPPORTS YOUNG PEOPLE ON THEIR JOURNEY FROM CRISIS CARE TO INDEPENDENCE IN AN ONGOING RELATIONSHIP THAT BOLSTERS THEIR CAPACITY FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING AND PREVENTS THEIR RETURN TO HOMELESSNESS. OUR DROP-IN SERVICES FOR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE AND EDUCATIONAL, VOCATIONAL, AND LEGAL SUPPORT REMAIN AVAILABLE TO MANY. WE ALSO HELP YOUTH SECURE PERMANENT HOUSING BY COVERING A PORTION OF THEIR RENT, A PORTION THAT DWINDLES AS THEIR CAPACITY FOR INDEPENDENCE INCREASES. COMMUNITY APARTMENTS AND RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAMS ARE EMERGING AS AN INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR CONTINUUM OF CARE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, WE SUPPORTED 713 YOUTH IN PERMANENT HOUSING.