Organization:
Friendship Place
Our Youth Connect Case Managers provide street outreach engagement services to 18-to-24 year olds who are runaways, homeless, or at-risk. The program functions as a mobile drop-in center. Our specialists canvas areas in across the District of Columbia looking for young adults aged 17-24 in need of help. Specialists conduct on the spot housing assessments, and help youth get the vital documents (Social Security cards, ID cards, and other items) needed to access a host of services ranging from Food Stamps and Medicaid to substance abuse treatment programs to housing. They can also conduct on-the spot-housing assessments and accompany the young person to various aid agencies to help them navigate the region’s public services system. If help is declined, Friendship Place Youth Specialists can help ensure an individual’s comfort and safety by offering a survival kit with bottled water, blankets, safe-sex kits, hygiene products, SmarTrip cards, and information about hypothermia or hyperthermia shelters during periods of extreme temperatures.
Impact
Application: Call us at 202.364.1419 or email us at
[email protected]. You can also visit us at our Welcome Center (4713 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016).
Schedules
Wednesday - Thursday
:
8:30AM - 11:30AM
Monday
:
1:00PM - 4:00PM
Monday
:
8:30AM - 11:30AM
Wednesday - Thursday
:
1:00PM - 3:00PM
