5.5 Housing and Service Interventions for Youth and Young Parents: Successful Models
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5.5 Housing and Service Interventions for Youth and Young Parents: Successful Models Speaker: Todd Witt For unaccompanied youth and young parents who cannot be reunified with their families or quickly re-housed independently, longer-term housing interventions may be necessary. This workshop will examine transitional housing models currently being utilized to serve youth and young parents, including congregate facilities and scattered-site units, as well as methods of targeting and minimizing involuntary exits.
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Walker’s PointYouth & Family Center
Strengthening Youth & Families Since 1976
About Our Organization
• Founded in 1976 as a private non-profit corporation.
• State licensed as a child welfare agency. • Each of our shelters are state licensed group
homes.• Three Runaway Homeless Youth Programs.• All of our services are FREE and counseling is
confidential.
Walker’s Point Transitional & Supportive Housing History
1991: The Center purchases a building for a new TLP for homeless youth.
2000: The program closes it’s doors due to loss of funding.
2003: The TLP expands further to start the Insights program.
2009: Center Receives Homeless Prevention Rapid Re-housing Stimulus grant.
TLP Youth Snapshot
• Youth ages 16-21 and children of parenting young adults.
• Youth who have left home or have been put out.
• Youth not currently in the child welfare system.• Youth who are survivors of abuse.• Many of these youth come AODA families.
About the Grant Street Transitional Living Program
Grant Street Transitional Living Program
SERVICES
Supervised group home care for youth ages 16-17 years old for up to two years
Individual Case Management
Individual, Group and Family Counseling
Independent Living Skills Training Class Focusing on Basic Life Skills
Follow-up and Aftercare
Grant Street Transitional Living Program
Independent Living Skills
Residents participate and will be assisted in:
- Job Preparation and Attainment
- Managing Personal Finances
- Menu Planning and Food Preparation
- Obtaining Vital Personal Records
- Support with Educational Advancement
- Assessment and Referrals for Physical and Mental Health Needs
About the InsightsTransitional & Supportive
Housing Program
Insights Transitional & SupportiveHousing Program
SERVICES
Scattered site community housing for homeless young adults and single parent families ages 18-21
Individual Case Management
Independent Living Skills Training Class Focusing on Basic Life Skills
Follow-up and Aftercare
Insights Transitional & SupportiveHousing Program
Independent Living Skills Clients participate and will be assisted in:
- Finding Quality Housing
- Developing Life Skills
- Accessing Educational Resources
- Participating in Support Groups
- Exploring Employment / Career Options
- Developing Strong Parenting Skills
Grant St. TLP Program Outcomes2010/
11AVERAGE STAY IN GROUP HOME: 18
weeks
Home 3 (21%)Acceptable Alternative 9 (64%)Run/Streets/Unknown 2 (14%)
COUNSELOR ASSESSMENT AT DISCHARGE:
79% of the fourteen residents discharged had made progress on their counseling goals, all had made progress or completed a program of educational advancement and 36% had paid employment.
Insights TLP Outcomes2010/
11AVERAGE STAY IN GROUP HOME:
37
weeks
Home 1 (4%)Acceptable Alternative 23 (92%)Run/Streets/Unknown 1 (4%)
COUNSELOR ASSESSMENT AT DISCHARGE:
72% of the clients discharged had made progress on their counseling goals. 72% had made progress or completed a program of educational advancement and 72% had met their job development & attainment goal. There were an additional 210 youth provided non-resident intake services.
Youth Homelessness• In Milwaukee, it is estimated that on any given
night, at least 400 teens are homeless.• Reports of runaways and missing adolescents
to the Milwaukee Police Department have numbered about 4,000 annually
• An estimated 25% of homeless youth identify as LGBTQ.
• In California, 65% of youth leaving foster care do so without a place to live.
Staff Leadership
Executive Director Andre Olton, Ph.D. [email protected]
Program Director Todd Witt, MSW, LCSW
414-647-8200
414-530-8486
www.walkerspoint.org
www.facebook.com/walkerspoint
