COVENANT HOUSE WASHINGTON DC
2001 MISSISSIPPI AVENUE SE, WASHINGTON, DC 200206116 www.covenanthousedc.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: COVENANT HOUSE WASHINGTON, DC ("CHW") PROVIDES SHELTER, CRISIS CARE, COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND OUTREACH SERVICES TO YOUTH IN THE WASHINGTON DC AREA.

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 MEN AND WOMEN TAKE THEIR BOLDEST STEPS TOWARD INDEPENDENCE. YOUTH LIVE IN ROP FOR UP TO 18-24 MONTHS, WHERE THEY TAP THEIR POTENTIAL AND PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. HERE THEY 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. OUR STAFF SUPPORT EACH YOUNG PERSON ON THEIR JOURNEY TOWARD SUSTAINABLE INDEPENDENCE AND A HOPE-FILLED FUTURE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2020, COVENANT HOUSE GREATER WASHINGTON'S TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAMS SERVED 47 YOUNG PEOPLE.

EMERGENCY HOUSING AND CRISIS CARE -COVENANT HOUSE WELCOMES ALL YOUNG PEOPLE FACING HOMELESSNESS WITH UNCONDITIONAL LOVE, ABSOLUTE RESPECT, AND RELENTLESS SUPPORT, AND OUR SHELTER DOORS ARE ALWAYS OPEN, 24/7. EVEN DURING THE WORST PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS IN A CENTURY, WE QUICKLY ADJUSTED OUR PROCEDURES, PROVIDED FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING, AND KEPT OUR PROGRAMS GOING. WE KNOW YOUNG PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS CAN'T WAIT FOR A CRISIS LIKE THIS TO BE OVER. THEIR UNMET NEEDS FOR NUTRITIOUS FOOD, CLOTHING, SHELTER, SAFETY, MEDICAL CARE, AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE REQUIRE IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. COVENANT HOUSE PROVIDES HIGH-QUALITY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS TO MEET THOSE NEEDS, STABILIZE A YOUNG PERSON'S SITUATION, AND HELP THEM BEGIN TO CONSIDER THEIR LONGER-TERM GOALS FOR EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND CAREER PLANNING. WE ARE EXPERTLY EQUIPPED TO RESPOND TO THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF YOUNG SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, THOSE WHO IDENTIFY AS LGBTQ, AND THOSE WHO ARE PREGNANT OR PARENTING. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2020, COVENANT HOUSE GREATER WASHINGTON SERVED 2 MOTHERS WITH CHILDREN AND 281 INDIVIDUAL YOUTH IN OUR RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS. WE SERVED ANOTHER 178 YOUTH THROUGH OUR DROP-IN AND NONRESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS.

OUTREACH -OF THE THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO FIND SAFETY AND SANCTUARY AT COVENANT HOUSE, OUR RESEARCH INDICATES THAT APPROXIMATELY ONE IN FIVE ARE SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. YOUNG PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ARE VULNERABLE TO TRAFFICKERS, WHO PREY ON THEIR NEED FOR LOVE, SUPPORT, A SAFE PLACE TO SLEEP, AND FOOD TO CREATE A TRAUMA BOND WITH THEM. COVENANT HOUSE HAS PIONEERED INTAKE SCREENING TOOLS TO QUICKLY REVEAL A HISTORY OF TRAFFICKING THAT YOUNG PEOPLE, OTHERWISE, MAY FIND DIFFICULT TO NAME. WE MEET TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS' IMMEDIATE NEEDS FOR NUTRITIOUS FOOD, CLOTHING, SHELTER, SAFETY, AND MEDICAL CARE. AND WE RECOGNIZE THEIR UNIQUE NEEDS FOR EXTRA LEVELS OF PROTECTION, INCLUDING SAFE SPACES AT ALL OUR SITES, AS WELL AS FOR RIGOROUS MENTAL HEALTH CARE TO HELP THEM SORT THROUGH THEIR EXPERIENCES AND RECLAIM THEIR POTENTIAL. COVENANT HOUSE ADVOCATES AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVELS FOR TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS, PROMOTING LEGISLATION TO PROTECT THEM AND THEIR RIGHTS AND BRINGING CRIMINAL CASES AGAINST THEIR TRAFFICKERS WHENEVER POSSIBLE.

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