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- EIN 13-3419755
- (907) 272-1255
- 755 A St Anchorage AK 99501-3625 USA
- www.covenanthouseak.org
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Causes: Children & Youth, Children & Youth Services, Food, Homeless & Housing, Homeless Centers, Human Services, Job Training, Soup Kitchens, Vocational Counseling
Mission: Covenant house alaska (cha) is part of covenant house inc. , the largest privately funded agency in the americas providing shelter and other services to homeless, runaway and at-risk youth. As one of the 21 covenant house inc. Sites, cha is guided by the following five principles: immediacy in crisis, needing food, clothing, medical attention and shelter. The youth who come to covenant house are welcome day or night, without question or cost sanctuary. We offer the opportunity for growth by providing protection from unsafe situations and street life. This enables youth to move forward toward positive goals, beyond the pain of their past. Values communications the values of the streets are destructive. Through communication of positive values, we nourish kids' belief in their potential for a better future. Structure stability is essential to the growth of our youth. We offer guidelines and plans with which to build a better future. We encourage youth to make serious choices.
Programs: Shelter services and crisis careshelter services provides 60-bed shelter for youth ages 13-20, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to handle youth/family problems. Shelter services provides a safe place for the basic needs to be met and the tools for youth to work toward independence and prevent homelessness in the future. Information and referrals are available for any individual calling into the center for help with youth, families, and homelessness.
transitional living - (rights of passage)a 25 bed coed residential program that provides supportive housing for youth ages 18 to 22 seeking independent living. Youth learn budgeting, employment skills, nutrition, decision making, and other independent living skills. Rights of passage serves males and females, ages 18 to 21 for up to 18 months in residence and 12 months of aftercare. 14 of the 26 beds are designated for youth who meet the hud definition of homeless.
drop-in center and street outreachcha's street outreach team finds our youth where they are at; they begin the process of building trust and develop relationships with youth. Through these relationships they are able to introduce alaska's suffering youth on the streets in choosing to walk through our doors and accept the many services we offer to assist them in getting on the path to self-sufficiency. The drop-in center program offers walk-in services to young people in need of support. Services include: counseling and referral; help with job searching, resume writing, and other employment support; educational support; use of telephone for local calls; sack lunches and hot/cold drinks; mail and phone message services.