COVENANT HOUSE

SEE SCHEDULE O - EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES/PUBLIC EDUCATION AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS- EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICESYOUNG PEOPLE ARRIVE AT COVENANT HOUSE WITH DREAMS THAT HAVE BEEN DISRUPTED BY HOMELESSNESS. AT THE TIME OF INTAKE, 23% ARE EMPLOYED AND 22% ARE ENROLLED IN SCHOOL. ADVANCING EDUCATIONALLY AND PREPARING FOR THE WORLD OF WORK ARE KEY TO A YOUNG PERSON'S PROSPECTS FOR LEAVING HOMELESSNESS BEHIND. EITHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH REFERRAL, WE GUIDE YOUTH TO APPROPRIATE EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, MATCHING EACH YOUNG PERSON'S STRENGTHS AND ABILITIES WITH THEIR CAREER INTERESTS. OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM HELPS THEM HONE THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO JOIN THE WORKFORCE, BECOME INDEPENDENT, AND SUSTAINABLY EXIT HOMELESSNESS. OUR IT CAREER PATHWAY PROGRAM STARTED AT SEVEN COVENANT HOUSE SITES IN 2022, AND TODAY, IT'S PART OF OUR REGULAR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OFFERINGS ACROSS ALL OUR SITES IN THE U.S. AND CANADA. IT OFFERS YOUTH ENTRY INTO A CAREER THAT PROMISES A LIVING WAGE, DOESN'T REQUIRE A COLLEGE DEGREE, IS RESISTANT TO AUTOMATION, AND HAS ROOM TO GROW. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, ABOUT 1,900 YOUTH ENROLLED OR REMAINED IN SCHOOL, 1,300 ENGAGED IN ON-SITE EDUCATION PROGRAMS PROVIDED AT COVENANT HOUSE, 2,600 OBTAINED OR MAINTAINED EMPLOYMENT, AND 2,600 YOUTH ENGAGED IN ON-SITE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.- PUBLIC EDUCATION AND PREVENTIONCOVENANT HOUSE USES A VARIETY OF PLATFORMS TO INFORM AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AND YOUNG PEOPLE THEMSELVES ABOUT YOUTH HOMELESSNESS AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. WE EMPLOY WEBSITES, SOCIAL MEDIA, NEWSLETTERS, SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS, TALKS, LECTURES, AND PEER-TO-PEER EVENTS ACROSS OUR FEDERATION TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE CAUSES AND IMPACTS OF YOUTH HOMELESSNESS AND OF THE SIGNS THAT A YOUNG PERSON MIGHT BE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR HUMAN TRAFFICKING. WE ALSO ADVOCATE LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY FOR JUST LAWS THAT IMPACT YOUNG PEOPLE EXPERIENCING OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AND FOR INCREASED HOUSING OPTIONS THAT ARE AFFORDABLE FOR YOUTH. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, WE REACHED 46,000 YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH OUR PUBLIC EDUCATION AND PREVENTION PROGRAM.

SEE SCHEDULE O - TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM - RIGHTS OF PASSAGE "ROP"TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM - RIGHTS OF PASSAGE "ROP"COVENANT HOUSE'S TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAMS, OFTEN REFERRED TO AS "RIGHTS OF PASSAGE OR ROP, ARE WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE TAKE THEIR BOLDEST STEPS TOWARD INDEPENDENCE. YOUTH LIVE IN ROP FOR UP TO 24 MONTHS, WHERE THEY TAP INTO THEIR POTENTIAL AND PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. OUR RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE LONGER A YOUNG PERSON RESIDES WITH US AND TAKES ADVANTAGE OF OUR WRAPAROUND PROGRAMS, THE MORE LIKELY THEY ARE TO EXPERIENCE POSITIVE OUTCOMES, INCLUDING STABLE HOUSING, GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT, AND HIGHER EDUCATION. IN OUR TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM, YOUTH BUILD BASIC LIFE SKILLS AND FINANCIAL LITERACY, PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SEEK EMPLOYMENT WITH LONG-TERM ADVANCEMENT AND CAREER PROSPECTS, AND WORK TOWARD MOVING INTO THEIR OWN SAFE AND STABLE HOUSING. COVENANT HOUSE STAFF SUPPORT EACH YOUNG PERSON ON THEIR JOURNEY TOWARD SUSTAINABLE INDEPENDENCE AND A HOPE-FILLED FUTURE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, OUR TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAMS SERVED 1,488 YOUNG PEOPLE. WE HELPED 2,500 YOUTH MOVE TO A STABLE RESIDENCE FROM ACROSS ALL OUR VARIOUS HOUSING PROGRAMS IN FY25.