Larkin Street Youth Services

TO HELP HOMELESS AND RUNAWAY YOUTH EXIT LIFE ON THE STREETS.

HOUSING SERVICES: LAST FISCAL YEAR, LARKIN STREET SERVED NEARLY 1,600 HOMELESS AND RUNAWAY YOUTH, AGES 12-24, IN SAN FRANCISCO THROUGH OUR DIRECT SERVICES. LARKIN STREET'S HOUSING SERVICES HELP YOUTH MOVE FROM CRISIS TO STABILITY. AS SAN FRANCISCO'S LARGEST NONPROFIT HOUSING PROVIDER FOR HOMELESS YOUTH, LARKIN STREET OFFERS WELL OVER 400 BEDS CITYWIDE OF TRANSITIONAL, SUPPORTIVE, AND SUBSIDIZED HOUSING FOR TWO YEARS OR MORE. MORE THAN JUST SAFE PLACES TO SLEEP, HOUSING PROGRAMS ARE INTEGRATED WITH EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND WELLNESS SUPPORTS TO HELP YOUTH ACHIEVE INDEPENDENCE. CONSISTENTLY, THREE OUT OF FOUR YOUTH WHO COMPLETE OUR LONG-TERM HOUSING PROGRAMS EXIT HOMELESSNESS. LARKIN STREET IS ALSO THE LEAD MANAGING PARTNER AND FISCAL AGENT FOR RISING UP (WWW.RISINGUPSF.ORG), A PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CITYWIDE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF HOMELESSNESS AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING (HSH) AND FIVE OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. WORKING TOGETHER, OUR AGGRESSIVE GOAL IS TO REDUCE YOUTH HOMELESSNESS BY 50% BY 2023. A COMBINATION OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUNDS TOTALING $50M HAVE BEEN RAISED OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS TO SUPPORT THIS EFFORT, APPROXIMATELY 80% OF WHICH WILL BE REGRANTED OUT TO OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. THE MAJORITY OF LARKIN STREET'S RESTRICTED DOLLARS HAVE BEEN SET ASIDE TO FULFILL THE FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS OF THE RISING UP CAMPAIGN.

ENGAGEMENT AND HEALTH AND WELLNESS SERVICES: OUR ENGAGEMENT SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDE STREET OUTREACH, TWO DROP-IN CENTERS, AND TWO EMERGENCY SHELTERS, ARE THE FIRST STEP IN ENSURING THAT YOUTH ARE SAFE AND THAT THEIR BASIC NEEDS ARE MET. LARKIN STREET ALSO SUPPORTS YOUTH IN MAKING LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS IN THEIR PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING THROUGH OUR HEALTH AND WELLNESS SERVICES. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, WE OFFER A MEDICAL CLINIC THAT PROVIDES PRIMARY CARE, SPECIALIZED HIV SERVICES, AND RAPID TESTING FOR HIV AND HEPATITIS C. LARKIN STREET ALSO PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, INCLUDING CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, SUBSTANCE USE SUPPORTS, RESTORATIVE PRACTICES, MINDFULNESS, AND YOGA.

EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES: AFTER WE HAVE HELPED YOUTH RESOLVE IMMEDIATE CRISES, OUR GOAL IS TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THROUGH OUR LARKIN STREET ACADEMY, WE PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES THAT PREPARE YOUNG PEOPLE TO PURSUE POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND OBTAIN CAREER-TRACK, LIVING-WAGE EMPLOYMENT. LAST FISCAL YEAR, LARKIN STREET SERVED 505 YOUTH THROUGH GED TUTORING, COLLEGE SUCCESS SERVICES, AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS RANGING FROM BASIC JOB-READINESS CLASSES TO SEMESTER-LONG LEARNING CENTERS THAT PROVIDE TRAINING IN SPECIFIC CAREER TRACKS.