Name: Volunteer Information Session
Start: 2019-10-17T18:00:00-07:00
End: 2019-10-17T19:30:00-07:00
Location: 2500 NE 54th Street

Volunteer Information Session

Each night in Seattle, nearly 1,500 young people are homeless. That’s thousands of homeless youth every year — stuck in survival mode.Most were traumatizedbefore they reached our streets. Each day they spend on them will take its toll. It isn’t difficult to understand why so many chronically homeless adults report having been homeless as youth.At YouthCare, we serve children as young as 12 and young adults all of 24. On the streets, rather than having achildhood,the younger ones are already enduring greater fear than anyone should ever have to. At ages for finding mentors and role models, the young adults are learning to trust no one. All of them should be imagining and building a future. Instead, they’re occupied with getting to tomorrow.We know how to help that kid in the doorway become a kid in school, an adult on the job, an independent and stable citizen. It takes a “continuum of care”: a coordinated set of individually appropriate services.Unfortunately, our resources are limited. In the face of an alarming rise in demand,  we are able to put together a true continuum of care for only a fraction of the youth that walk through our doors.We do stand out in this community, however, and in the nation, for the scope ofserviceswe can offer. From specialized counseling to formal and informal coaching in life skills, from GED and high school classes to employment training, the continuum of care is the surest way to get homeless youth off the streets and preparing for life.

YouthCare

2500 NE 54th Street

Volunteers are critical to us continuing our mission. They support everything YouthCare does, whether volunteering directly with youth or helping behind-the-scenes to ensure that young people have the environment and resources they need.

Want to make a difference in the lives of homeless youth in our community? Join us for an information session, where you'll meet other YouthCare volunteers, learn more about our work, and find a volunteer opportunity that's right for you.This will be our last information session of 2019 as we prepare for the holidays at youthcare.

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