Program areas at SAY
Housing continuum and crisis services:the say housing continuum provides an innovative and viable solution to solving the critical issue of Youth homelessness in sonoma county (ages 12-15). Say's housing continuum supports homeless Youth with wraparound services designed to empower them on the pathway to becoming healthy, responsible, and independent adults. The say housing continuum includes street outreach services, shelter services, case management, and housing services. Shelter services include a basic center for runaway and homeless Youth (ages 12-17, or 18 if still in high school), a shelter for transitinal age Youth (ages 18-24), and a winter shelter for transitional age Youth (which runs from december through march during the coldest nights). Housing services include supported housing at the dream center and tamayo village locations, as well as in community based rentals. Say runs a parenting Youth program for parents (ages 16-21) and their children. We also serve victims of trafficking across all crisis and housing services.
Career services:say's career services programs provided teens and young adults (ages 14-24) with opportunities for employment and education development. Say offered year-round case management, direct pathways to jobs, and support for career development and exploration. We offered job placement assistance, including resume building and mock interview workshops. We provided wraparound case management to santa rosa Youth who needed diversion.
Counseling: the counseling clinic served children, Youth, families and young adults (ages 0-20) who have medi-cal insurance. Say provided counseling services to transitonal age Youth (aged 18-25) who requested services and live at the say dream center and tamayo village housing services. Say provided counseling under contract with sonoma county probation, with family, Youth & children's services, and others. Say's services were broadly available to english and spanish speaking persons experiencing severe emotional problems or having substantial difficulties at school, at home, or in the community. Say provided mental health services on 13 secondary school campuses. Say offered grief services at libraries in the county.