LARKIN STREET YOUTH SERVICES
134 GOLDEN GATE AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102 www.larkinstreetyouth.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF LARKIN STREET YOUTH SERVICES IS TO CREATE A CONTINUUM OF SERVICES THAT INSPIRES YOUTH TO MOVE BEYOND THE STREET. WE WILL NURTURE POTENTIAL, PROMOTE DIGNITY, AND SUPPORT BOLD STEPS BY ALL.

TO HELP HOMELESS AND RUNAWAY YOUTH EXIT LIFE ON THE STREETS.

HOUSING SERVICES: LAST FISCAL YEAR, LARKIN STREET SERVED NEARLY 2,025 HOMELESS AND RUNAWAY YOUTH, AGES 12-24, IN SAN FRANCISCO THROUGH OUR DIRECT SERVICES. LARKIN STREET'S HOUSING SERVICES HELP YOUTH MOVE FROM CRISIS TO STABILITY. AS SAN FRANCISCO'S LARGEST NON-PROFIT PROVIDER OF HOUSING FOR HOMELESS YOUTH, LARKIN STREET OFFERS NEARLY 400 BEDS CITYWIDE OF TRANSITIONAL, SUPPORTIVE, AND SUBSIDIZED HOUSING FOR TWO YEARS OR MORE. MORE THAN JUST SAFE PLACES TO SLEEP, HOUSING PROGRAMS ARE INTEGRATED WITH EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND WELLNESS SUPPORTS TO HELP YOUTH ACHIEVE INDEPENDENCE. CONSISTENTLY, THREE OUT OF FOUR YOUTH WHO COMPLETE OUR LONG-TERM HOUSING PROGRAMS EXIT HOMELESSNESS.

EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES: AFTER WE HAVE HELPED YOUTH RESOLVE IMMEDIATE CRISES, OUR GOAL IS TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE SELF-SUFFICIENCY. WE PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES THAT PREPARE YOUNG PEOPLE TO PERSIST IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND SUSTAIN CAREER-TRACK, LIVING-WAGE EMPLOYMENT. LAST FISCAL YEAR, LARKIN STREET SERVED 389 YOUTH THROUGH EDUCATION PROGRAMS RANGING FROM GED TUTORING TO COLLEGE SUCCESS SERVICES, AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS RANGING FROM BASIC JOB-READINESS CLASSES TO SEMESTER-LONG LEARNING CENTERS THAT PROVIDE TRAINING IN SPECIFIC CAREER-TRACKS.

ENGAGEMENT AND HEALTH AND WELLNESS SERVICES: OUR ENGAGEMENT SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDE STREET OUTREACH, TWO DROP-IN CENTERS, AND TWO EMERGENCY SHELTERS, ARE THE FIRST STEP IN ENSURING THAT YOUTH ARE SAFE AND THAT THEIR BASIC NEEDS ARE MET. LARKIN STREET ALSO SUPPORTS YOUTH IN MAKING LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS IN THEIR PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING THROUGH OUR HEALTH AND WELLNESS SERVICES. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, WE OFFER TWO MEDICAL CLINICS THAT PROVIDE PRIMARY CARE, SPECIALIZED HIV SERVICES, AND RAPID TESTING FOR HIV AND HEPATITIS C. LARKIN STREET ALSO PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, INCLUDING CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, SUBSTANCE USE SUPPORTS, RESTORATIVE PRACTICES, MINDFULNESS, AND YOGA.

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