Who the program serves |
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Primarily teens, some adults |
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Homeless and runaway youth, ages 14-20, including their children |
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Teen moms, their children, baby's fathers, and extended families |
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Homeless and runaway youth, ages 14-24, including their children who have graduated from our 120-day program |
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Homeless and runaway youth, ages 18-24 |
Former residents of our 120-day Interim program and our Transitional Living Program |
Services we provide |
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Street counseling, food, clothing, structured groups, HIV prevention and testing, health services, connections to other services. |
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Housing and supportive services for 4 months aimed at stabilizing housing and helping residents take steps to achieve life goals. |
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Includes 8-bed shelter and community services for homeless and tenuously-housed pregnant and parenting teens. Ongoing supportive services, including prenatal care, parenting education, reducing subsequent pregnancies, and housing advocacy. |
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Includes two connected "apartments" - one for young men, one for young women. Each wing has its own kitchen and each resident has their own room. They must do their laundry at a laundromat in the community. |
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Twenty beds in an overnight shelter providing dinner, showers, laundry, breakfast, and a sack lunch for the next day. |
Supportive services aimed at helping clients maintain stable housing. |
Where and when the program operates |
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Lakeview, near Halsted & Belmont,
Tuesdays & Thursdays from 8:30-11 p.m. |
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24 hours a day, all year long at our 16-bed, 5-crib program housed at Open Door Youth Shelter - West Town |
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At our our 8-bed, 8-crib Open Door Youth Shelter-Lakeview |
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24 hours a day, all year long at our 8-bed, 4-crib program housed at Open Door Youth Shelter – West Town |
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October 1 through April 30, in the basement of Lakeview Lutheran Church from 9 p.m. to 9 a.m. |
Case Manager works with youth in community settings |
