Janus Youth Homeless Youth Services - Transitional Aged Youth Programs
From hmis
| Group | Programs |
| Category | Transitional Aged Youth Programs |
| Name | Janus Youth Homeless Youth Services |
| Provider | Janus Youth Programs, Inc. |
|---|
Description
Access Center : The single point of entry for homeless youth ages 14 to 24 seeking services through Portland’s Homeless Youth Continuum, the Center screens over 700 youth each year providing engagement, intake, screening and community referrals.
Youth seeking services have immediate access to basic needs and safe shelter off the streets. Screenings can be accommodated 365 days of the year between the hours of 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Porch Light Shelter : Portland’s only 30-bed crisis shelter for homeless youth ages 15 to 23 in need of immediate shelter, Porch Light provides nourishing meals, shower and laundry facilities and 15 nights of safe shelter each month for youth working to secure permanent housing. Filled to capacity every night, over 500 youth are sheltered yearly.
Streetlight Shelter : With shelter capacity for 30 young people nightly, Street Light provides safe shelter and a range of supportive services for youth ages 15 to 23 who are actively engaged in exiting street life. Youth are able to have a “standing reservation” at the shelter for up to four months.
Bridge House: Safe, supervised home environment for 7 youths ages 16 to 22 experiencing homelessness. Bridge House also serves pregnant or parenting youth with children under the age of two.
Lifeworks Northwest Transition Age Youth (TAY) and Transition Age Youth Intensive Services (TAYIS)
Serves clients between 16 to 24 with severe mental illness. Focus of treatment is client centered and strengths-based. Treatment services include individual/group skills training, supported employment/education, supported housing, life skills, and psychiatric treatment.
Lifeworks Northwest STRIDE
Connects 14 to 25 year olds to services that support well-being and independence. The program’s target population is youth experiencing homelessness, identify as part of the LGBTQ community, are transitioning out of foster care or residential treatment, and those who have been screened out of EASA programs. Services include peer support, case management, outreach, and engagement.
Multnomah Early Assessment and Support Alliance (EASA) https://multco.us/mhas/easa
EASA is a two-year outreach and treatment program for young people ages 12 to 25 who reside in Multnomah County, who have experienced a first episode of psychosis within the last year, and whose symptoms are not caused by a medical condition or substance abuse. The mission of EASA is to keep young people with the early signs of psychosis on their typical life paths, by building community awareness and offering easily accessible, effective treatment and support through a network of educated community members & highly skilled clinicians using the most current evidence-based practices.
EASA’s team offer low-dose medication and medication monitoring; individual and group counseling; multi-family groups; occupational therapy; family education and support, vocational training, life-skills coaching, 24/7 crisis services, links to community resources, education about psychosis, and peer support services.
Facilities
Porch Light Youth Shelter
Contacts
Contact: Intensive Services (TAYIS) Phone: (503) 645-9010
Contact: Lifeworks Northwest STRIDE Phone: (503) 645-9010
Contact: Programs Phone: (503) 432-3986
Contact: Multnomah Early Assessment and Support Alliance (EASA) Phone: (503) 988-3272