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Hope Street Outreach for YouthOutreach workers meet teens where they are

Hope Street Outreach helps homeless teens and young adults 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 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

2008 Outcomes:

  • Outreach workers made contact with 1,345 youth and young adults
  • 100 percent received information about community resources
  • 98 youth accessed shelter, received rental assistance, moved home or to another stable living situation

Contact:
Hope Street for Runaway & Homeless Youth
1121 46th Street E
Minneapolis, MN 55407
Outreach workers: 651-775-5615 and 612-328-4280
612-827-9343 fax
Volunteer: 612-664-8600
Make a Gift: 612-664-8604

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

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