YOUTH EMERGENCY SERVICES INC
2679 FARNAM ST STE 205, OMAHA, NE 68131 yesomaha.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: YOUTH EMERGENCY SERVICES (YES) PROVIDES CRITICALLY NEEDED RESOURCES TO AT- RISK AND HOMELESS YOUTH TO EMPOWER THEM TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT. YES PROVIDES SHELTER, FOOD, ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION TO EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT. YES COLLABORATES WITH MANY COMMUNITY AGENCIES TO CONNECT YOUNG PEOPLE TO THE COMMUNITY. YES SERVED OVER 1,300 YOUTH AGES 12-24 THIS FISCAL YEAR. THE AVERAGE AGE OF YOUTH SERVED IS 19.

YOUTH EMERGENCY SERVICES (YES) PROVIDES CRITICALLY NEEDED RESOURCES TO AT- RISK AND HOMELESS YOUTH TO EMPOWER THEM TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT. YES PROVIDES SHELTER, FOOD, ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION TO EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT. YES PROVIDES A CONTINUUM OF SERVICES: STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM AND CENTER, SHELTER CARE, TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM, MATERNITY GROUP HOME AND MENTORING. YES IS A SAFE PLACE AGENCY, PROVIDING CRISIS SERVICES TO YOUTH ON THE STREET.

THROUGH THE STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM, YES OUTREACH WORKERS HIT THE STREETS OF GREATER OMAHA, LOOKING FOR YOUTH IN CRISIS. THEY CARRY BACKPACKS FILLED WITH BASIC NEEDS AND EMERGENCY SUPPLIES AND PATROL AREAS WHERE HOMELESS AND AT-RISK YOUTH TEND TO CONGREGATE. OUTREACH WORKERS ARE TRAINED TO IDENTIFY A YOUNG PERSON IN NEED AND TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE INFORMATION AND SERVICES. YES SERVES THE MOST YOUTH THROUGH THE STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM, SERVING 1,122 YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS THIS YEAR. DURING THE PANDEMIC, THE STREET OUTREACH CENTER HAS REMAINED OPEN WITH REDUCED HOURS AND BY APPOINTMENT. YES REACHES THE YOUTH THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND DELIVERING FOOD, HYGIENE ITEMS AND CLOTHING TO THEIR HOMES. YES PROVIDED HOUSING PREVENTION SERVICES TO 105 YOUTH THROUGH THE CENTER BY PROVIDING RENTAL AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE TO AVOID THEM EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM (TLP) PROVIDES LONG-TERM SERVICES TO RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH, AGES 16 TO 21. TLP RESIDENTS LIVE IN APARTMENT-STYLE HOMES FOR A MAXIMUM OF 18 MONTHS AND WORK WITH CASE MANAGERS TO SET AND ACCOMPLISH PERSONAL GOALS WHICH HELP PAVE THE ROAD TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY. TLP RESIDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A JOB, ATTEND SCHOOL OR BOTH. YES BELIEVES THAT BY ENCOURAGING YOUTH TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND MAKE CONNECTIONS IN THE COMMUNITY, THEY WILL LEARN THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO BECOME INDEPENDENT. THE RESIDENTS DO COMMUNITY SERVICE TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. 32 YOUTH WERE SERVED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. 80% WERE DISCHARGED TO SAFE AND STABLE HOUSING.

MATERNITY GROUP HOME PROVIDES SERVICES TO RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH, AGES 16 TO 21 WHO ARE PREGNANT OR PARENTING AND MAY NOT OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO ACCESS SERVICES. RESIDENTS LIVE IN A FAMILY-STYLE RESIDENCE FOR A MAXIMUM OF 18 MONTHS AND WORK CLOSELY WITH CASE MANAGERS TO SET AND ACCOMPLISH PERSONAL GOALS WHICH HELP PAVE THE ROAD TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THE YOUNG MOTHERS TAKE PARENTING CLASSES TO LEARN HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR CHILDREN. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN SCHOOL OR HAVE A JOB OR BOTH. GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICE TEACHES THE RESIDENTS TO CARE FOR OTHERS. 25 YOUNG WOMEN WHO WERE MOTHERS OR EXPECTING WERE SERVED IN THIS PROGRAM. 100% OF THEM ATTAINED A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR EQUIVALENCY. 100% HAD SAFE AND STABLE HOUSING WHEN THEY LEFT THE PROGRAM.

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