Program areas at Ain Dah Yung
Mino oski - meaning "our good new home" in ojibwe, mino oski Ain Dah Yung is a 42-unit permanent supportive housing project for american indian youth ages 18 to 24. Opened in november 2019, mino oski Ain Dah Yung offers young adults who have experienced homelessness their own efficiency apartment with a complete suite of culturally responsive on-site services.
Beverley a. benjamin youth lodge/street outreach - transitional living and street based outreach services program available to youth, ages sixteen through twenty-one that have no parental, substitute, foster or institutional home to which they can safely go. Youth are eligible for an eighteen-month length of stay during which they will be stabilized in a safe, culturally supportive environment, address the critical issues/barriers to self-sufficiency and strengthen their community and cultural connections. Services include: supportive group living, adult living skill instruction, education/employment services and development of holistic supports.
Emergency shelter - culturally specific emergency shelter are provided to american indian youth between the ages of five through seventeen. Residential services are provided to youth that are homeless, runaway, in family crisis or involved with juvenile corrections.
Family support services - provides parents with education, support groups, case management and advocacy, and resource referral.
Counseling and support - provides culturally sensitive counseling and support services for american indian children and adults.
Prevention/intervention - this program is designed to combat crime, chemical abuse and other self-compromising behaviors amongst american indian youth by building their self-concept, self-sufficiency and by strengthening their community and cultural connections. The program also serves as a facilitator of community initiatives to address violence, suicide and commercial tobacco use among american indian youth.