Crisis Shelter Program GOALS To stabilize youth and families in crisis To develop stable living conditions for youth To engage families in the resolution process To improve family functioning

Crisis Shelter Program WHAT WE FOUND Total Youth Discharged = % of youth developed a crisis plan and 94% made progress on the plan 1,803 nights of shelter were provided with 546 episodes of service 2,139 hours of billable crisis intervention were provided

Crisis Shelter Program WHAT WE FOUND Total Youth Discharged = % attended a face to face family session with a counselor 100% were linked or referred to follow-up services at discharge (up from 98% in 2010) 78% of youth returned to guardian/relative home

Crisis Shelter Program WHAT WE FOUND 90 day follow up calls (N=58) 88% of those successfully contacted for 90 day follow-up remained in the home Satisfaction Survey (N=77) Scale 1-5: 1=strongly agree; 5=strongly disagree) Huckleberry House Services helped me: Average rating 2.0 Staff was supportive:Average rating 1.8 My situation improved:Average rating 2.4 I would come back if I needed help:Average rating 1.9 Overall satisfaction:Average rating 1.7

Crisis Shelter Program WHAT WE LEARNED The percent of youth having a face to face family session increased to 32% (up from 25% in 2010) Total youth decreased to 546 (down from 597 in 2010)

Youth Outreach Program GOALS To identify, engage and link to community resources all un/underserved at-risk youth To improve the well-being of at-risk youth

Youth Outreach Program WHAT WE FOUND Total Youth Discharged = years old at intake = 61% Average length of case = 4 months 71% of youth were linked to support services at discharge TLP (4), family/friend (31), FCCS (3), shelter (2) job corps (1) and unknown (11)

Youth Outreach Program WHAT WE FOUND Total Youth Discharged = 52 Top 3 goal areas identified in plans: Employment (87%) Education (63%) Housing (60%)

Youth Outreach Program WHAT WE LEARNED Majority of clients have adult status at intake (18 or older) Housing, employment and education continue to be the top goal areas. Teens seek employment as a solution to their problems.

Family Support Program Counseling GOALS To improve individual and family functioning

Family Support Program Counseling and HIP WHAT WE FOUND Total youth served = 195 Total youth discharged = 125 Age: 7-15 years (36%) years (34%) years (30%) Gender: female (68%) male (32%) Case Length: Average LOS in Counseling = 9 months Average LOS in HIP = 10 months

Family Support Program Counseling WHAT WE FOUND Total youth discharged = % (90) remained with a parent or guardian 6% (7) independent living 2% (3) Franklin County Children Services 2% (3) homeless family center/other 18% (22) unknown/lost contact

Family Support Program Counseling WHAT WE FOUND Total youth discharged = 125 Ohio Scales Data (based on a comparison of the first and last survey taken by youth) Treatment Satisfaction – 52% reported consistent or increased satisfaction (N=31) Functioning – 82% reported improved functioning (N=76) Problems – 80% reported a decrease in problems (N=69)

Family Support Program Counseling WHAT WE LEARNED A majority of the youth had a positive housing arrangement at case closure. Aggregate Ohio Scales data improved from 2010: Youth reporting improved functioning increase from 68% to 82% Youth reporting a decrease in problems increased from 72% to 80%

Transitional Living Program GOALS To enable homeless youth to obtain and maintain permanent housing To help youth become more self-sufficient through employment & education To help youth learn to live independently

Transitional Living Program WHAT WE FOUND Total Youth Discharged = 25 (18 single and 7 parenting) 88% (22/25) exited to permanent housing 12 youth “completed the program” by Huck House definition with an average length of stay = 12 months (3/12 to complete the program were parenting youth) 3 youth left in <4 months to return to family 10 youth exited due to non-compliance or inadequate functioning level with an average length of stay <6 months

Transitional Living Program WHAT WE FOUND Total Youth Discharged = 25 (18 single and 7 parenting) Youth who completed the program (N=12): 10 youth made progress on educational goals 12 youth met at least 50% of the objectives on their Service Plan 9 youth had a passing score on the independent living skill assessment 5 youth employed + food stamps at exit; 4 receiving cash benefits + food stamps

Transitional Living Program WHAT WE FOUND Total Youth Discharged = 25 (18 single and 7 parenting) Parenting youth who completed the program (N=3): 2 youth made progress on educational goals 3 youth met at least 50% of their Service Plan Objectives 2 youth had a passing score on the independent living skills assessment 2 youth employed at exit w/ cash assistance and food stamps; 1 receiving cash benefits + food stamps

Transitional Living Program WHAT WE LEARNED The Parenting Mentor is critical to the teen parents’ success. More structure would have reduced the number of non- compliant exits from the program.