Hope Street Outreach for Youth - Catholic Charities

Hope Street Outreach helps homeless youth ages 12 - 21 by providing them with basic needs and referring them to places of safety and support. Outreach workers go into the community and offer homeless youth food, clothing, hygiene supplies, transportation assistance and referrals to emergency shelters and community resources. Staff provide case management, resource acquisition and crisis management.

Services:

Outreach van
Individual counseling
Advocacy
Emergency supplies (hygiene items, food vouchers, clothing, transportation)
Education about community resources
Education on homelessness for schools, agencies and community centers
Partnership with StreetWorks (a collaboration of metro shelters, housing programs, drop-in centers and clinics) to coordinate services

2009 Outcomes:

Outreach workers made contact with 2,088 youth and young adults

100 percent received information about community resources

348 youth received crisis counseling and 256 received transportation assistance

100 percent of youth met on community outreach at schools received counseling and stayed in school

Contact:
Hope Street for Runaway & Homeless Youth
1121 46th Street E
Minneapolis, MN 55407
Outreach workers: 612-204-8232
612-827-9343 fax
Volunteer: 612-204-8435
Make a Gift: 612-204-8369

Additional Hope Street Programs: Hope Street Emergency Shelter and Hope Street Transitional Housing

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Catholic Charities of St. Paul & Minneapolis 1200 Second Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55403 612-204-8500