KARA Public Service Announcement (30 seconds)
COVID has overwhelmed much of our safety net for youth and finding shelter space is harder now.
Do you know a homeless or at risk youth in Minneapolis, ST Paul or Anoka ?(share this on your social media)
Tell them about the YMCA’s Communities Host Program where they can find safe, friendly and free shelter for up to a year at a time.
HOW TO HELP OR GET HELP
• To sign up to be a host home or for more details about the program, call the YMCA at 612-208-7381.
• Homeless youth age 24 and under can receive services such as meals and housing referrals at the Link’s drop-in center at Grace Lutheran Church, 7800 West County Road 42 in Apple Valley from 2-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.
About 6000 youth experience homelessness on any given night in our state.
Sad facts;
15% of homeless youth have traded sex for shelter and food.
Over 20% of homeless youth have been physically or sexually attacked while homeless.
Almost 1/3 of homeless youth have been sexually abused.
There are an estimated 553,742 people in the United States experiencing homelessness on a given night, This represents a rate of approximately 17 people experiencing homelessness per every 10,000 people in the general population.
Almost 40% of homeless youth have stayed in abusive homes because they had no where else to go.
Kids At Risk Action reports on the issues of child abuse & wellbeing
Learn about KARA’s Financial Literacy Peer Groups for At Risk Youth
KARA videos (short)
More resources below;
YMCA connects homeless youth with a home | kare11.com
The Y’s host program matches friendly families willing to share their safe homes with homeless youth as the Y staff helps these kids attain self-sufficiency.
It’s a remarkable program.
So, if you share this with a homeless or at risk youth in your circle, you could change a life.
If you would consider sharing an available room in your home with a homeless youth in our community, you could change a life.
Contact Jesse Mamaril, Youth Support Program Manager
612-208-7381
Facebook: @ymcahosthome
KARA has been reporting and speaking on critical issues impacting abused and neglected children for many years.
This article submitted by long time CASA guardian ad Litem Mike Tikkanen
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