Diversion Program

Our Diversion Program serves youth and young adults ages 18 through 24.

A young woman with red hair sitting on a park bench with her chin resting on her hand, looking down with a worried expression. She is wearing a plaid shirt, jeans, and sneakers, and there is a launcher with a rubber band on the ground near her feet.

    • Housing problem solving with youth and young adult individuals and families ages 18-24 with the goal of permanent housing to avoid entry or long-term stays in the shelter system.

    • Overarching goal of diversion and programs working in correspondence (YHDP) is to significantly reduce unaccompanied youth experiencing chronic homelessness.  

  • Our Diversion Program is for:

    • Youth and Young Adults that are at risk of experiencing homelessness that have never experienced an episode of homelessness prior or episode was for a short period of time (up to 3 months).

  • City House provides the following:

    • Short-Term Case Management (up to 90 days)

      • Crisis Housing Search

      • Critical document collection

      • Mediation and Landlord Negotiation

      • Reunification with family or chosen family if possible

      • Limited financial assistance

      • Referral and connection to employment/increased income opportunities and other community resources

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Why We’re Needed

When Housing is Unstable, Education Suffers

Youth experiencing homelessness are more likely to be retained a grade or to drop out all togeher due to constantly moving, exhaustion, and stress due to their unstable and often unsafe environments.

Since 1988, 5,174 Transitional Living clients at City House completed the next step in their education.

Experiencing Homelessness is Dangerous

1 in 3 youth without housing will be propositioned for sex within 48 hours of being on the street. Victims of sexual exploitation and trafficking often develop critically low self-esteem, experience disproportionate rates of depression, anxiety, substance misuse, and suicidal thoughts.

Over 5,000 unaccompanied youth die each year as a result of assault, suicide, or illness.

Youth Experiencing Homelessness are often unseen

Many believe that homelessness among young people doesn’t exist because it’s not as overt as adult homelessness, however, this is far from the truth. Youth often couch surf, stay with friends, sleep in their cars, or bounce between shelters to avoid going home or going into foster care.

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