reStart Inc - Youth Emergency Shelter

YOUTH HOTLINE: 816-309-9048

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reStart offers the only Youth Emergency Shelter in the urban core of Kansas City. Our Youth Network includes emergency shelter for 10 homeless and runaway youth ages 12-18 for up to 21 days and transitional housing for 4 youth ages 18-21 for up to 21 months.  Our Street Outreach Program helps runaway and throw-away youth access services--we fielded 1,740 hotline calls and provided 2,263 youth with outreach services in 2011.

Youth Emergency services include:

• Youth and family counseling and therapy

• Family reunification (63% achieve reunification)
• Life skills and financial literacy classes
• Housing assistance
• Substance abuse recovery services
• Health and nutritional education and activities
• Arts education and art therapy
• Field trips and recreational activities
• Opportunities to move into Transitional Living program

Program Successes:

• In 2011, YES served 217 unduplicated youth from ages 12-18—111 boys and 106 girls.
• 91% of youth in the RYN program improved the stability of their lifestyle upon exiting the program.
• 85% of youth stayed in school or were enrolled in school.
• 95% of youth strengthened their relationship with peers and adults.
• 33% of youth ages 16-18 in the RYN went to college or entered the work force.