Program areas at Huckleberry House
Housing (transitional living and permanent supportive housing) - the transitional living program offers 18 months of highly individualized training to prepare young people who are homeless to live independently. 67 transition-age young people served in 46 furnished, safe apartments. Permanent supportive housing provides life skills training, coaching, and mental health intervention for youth with a higher level of service need than tlp can provide, with no set program duration, in 40 fully furnished apartments.
Youth outreach - the youth outreach program connects youth with community support services and resources to meet educational, employment, and safe housing needs. The yop shop received 600 requests for service, consisting of 489 call-ins and 89 walk-ins. 155 literally homeless transition age youth were served, with 119 of these being new clients in the fiscal year. 76% of clients served had a successful outcome meaning they returned to family/friends or were able to access housing through the tay youth system.
Crisis/shelter - emergency crisis counseling and emergency shelter of runaway youth attempting to achieve stabilization and family reconciliation. 2,079 night of shelter provided with the help of 136 safe place partners in the community including white castle and donatos restaurants, columbus fire stations, community centers, and the columbus metropolitan library branches. 91% of shelter youth who received services returned to safe and appropriate housing.
Counseling - provides youth and families an experienced, skilled counselor who can meet at Huckleberry House's counseling center or in homes or community locations. 197 youth and their families received ongoing support. 4,166 counseling hours, 2,797 community support hours, 3,014 life skills hours, 319 group support hours, 489 parenting support hours, and 61 victim services hours were provided.