The Link
Street Outreach - Youth
C.O.R.E. Center at Grace Lutheran Church
7800 W Co Rd 42 / 150th St, Apple Valley, MN, 55124
(612) 707-8281
zwolfgram@thelinkmn.org
https://thelinkmn.org/what-we-do/youth-experiencing-homelessness/street-outreach
Service Details
Description
Program where staff or volunteers interact with people who live on the street, build relationships, try to identify immediate needs and provide information about longer-term support services.
Additional Information
Extends resources and services to youth who are at-risk of homelessness, who are currently homeless or experiencing sexual exploitation
Services include:
* Relationship building
* Crisis intervention
* Basic needs supplies
* Connection to long-term services
Features
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Area Served by County
- Dakota County
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Payment
- Free / no cost to eligible clients
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Specialization
- Homeless
- People with low income
Area Served
Dakota County
Websites
Last Update
12/12/2024
Other Locations
This provider does not offer this service at other locations.
Other Services or resources
Taxonomy Terms Used: Clicking a taxonomy term from the list below launches a new search.
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PH-8000Street Outreach Programs Definition
Programs that are staffed by outreach workers who spend time with people who live on the street, build relationships with them, identify and address their immediate needs (e.g., crisis intervention, food, clean clothing, hygiene kits, blankets, someone to listen) and provide information about and linkage to longer-term forms of support such as shelter, counseling, drug and alcohol detoxification and rehabilitation, care/case management and, where applicable, family reunification services. Street outreach programs may be staffed by volunteers or peers who were formerly homeless; and may target special populations such as homeless youth at risk for sexual abuse or exploitation, veterans, or people with specific medical or mental health conditions, or be available to the larger homeless population.
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YB-9000Young Adults Definition
Individuals who are generally between the ages of 18 and 25 depending on the ages that specific programs use for qualification.
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YV-3000Homeless People Definition
Individuals and families who have no fixed, regular and adequate residence, who are residing temporarily with relatives or friends or who live on the street, in emergency or transitional shelters, in a hotel or motel paid for with a shelter voucher, in seriously substandard housing or in an abandoned building, place of business, car or other vehicle, or other public or private place that is not ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for people. Some people who are homeless have issues with substance abuse, chronic or severe mental illness, chronic unemployment or underemployment, or other problems that prevent them from obtaining housing.