Voices for Youth

 

Empowering Youth With a Voice and a Choice

Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, Inc.

 

Voices for Youth provides emergency and long-tern services such as shelter, food, clothing, health care, job search assistance, landlord/ tenant negotiations, free counseling and education to homeless or floating youth. The program attempts to reunite youth with their families whenever possible. 

 

Mission Statement:

Motivated by the compassion of Christ, we help people improve the quality of their lives.

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For more information, contact 24-hours /day

Voices for Youth

1024 North Front Street

Marquette, Michigan 49855

906.225.KIDS (5437)

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Voices for Youth Programs

Supportive Housing Residential Home, Drop-In Center, Basic Center/Youth At Risk, Street Outreach, Transitional Living/Apartment Program

 

Voices for Youth Supportive Housing Residential Home

Four bedroom home in Marquette

Serves homeless young adults ages 18 to 21

Transitional housing, case management, support services leading to self sufficiency

 

Drop-In Center

Serves homeless or at-risk youth ages 10 to 21

Located in lower level of residential home

Clothing, food, personal care items available

Case management, education and support services

 

Basic Center/Youth At Risk

Serves youth ages 10 to 17

Services and outreach provided in area schools, churches and youth centers

Provides prevention, intervention and case management

Includes runaway services such as a crisis line

“Host Home”-- emergency stays for up to two weeks

Free counseling for youth and their family

 

Street Outreach

Outreach at youth “hang-outs” in severn1 Upper Peninsula counties

Emphasis on intervention and prevention education

Separate crisis line and free counseling

 

Transitional Living/Apartment Program

Serves homeless youth ages 16 to 21

Scattered site apartments to house 18 to 21 year olds, 16 and 17 year olds may stay in a host home for up to two weeks.

 

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT

Community support is essential for the program’s existence.  Voices for Youth relies on volunteers and donations to assist in the vital services the program offers. Our work has been made possible through grants from the government, private industries and our community’s generous donations.  Additional funding is provided through United Way

 

Who are these youth?

Homelessness does not discriminate against race, gender, or the social standthg of the youth or their family. Homelessness can be in a small town and it can be young. Common reasons for teenage homelessness include abuse (physical, sexual, or verbal), pregnancy, alcohol or other chemical dependency on the part of the parent or the youth, and family dysfunction. A number of youth are “throw­away kids” whose parents moved to a different town or state and left the youth behind. In some cases, the youth is homeless because of a misunderstanding between the parent and the child. Every story is different and unique.

 

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Together In Christ 
A Shared Ministry
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