Students Experiencing Homelessness

Each year an estimated 4.2 million youth and young adults experience homelessness in the United States. In Washington there are approximately 13,000 homeless youth and young adults. During the 2018-2019 U.S. school year nearly 40,000 public school students experienced homelessness. Thirty-three percent of Washington youth who have spent time in foster care experience homelessness by the time they turn 21. The Peninsula School District alone, which serves Gig Harbor, has identified over 170 unstably housed middle and high school students.

Harbor Hope Center of Washington provides a solution to break the cycle of homelessness. The Provide-a-Home Program includes two categories of shelter:

  1. Two youth shelters staffed by shelter advisors.
  2. Multiple host homes where volunteer parents provide food, shelter, and parenting.

The Provide-a-Home Program provides a home, food, life skills, mentoring, drug counseling, career counseling, job assistance and transportation to help young people break the cycle of homelessness. We have provided thousands of bed nights and meals to youth experiencing homelessness and most importantly, education and training to help them become independent and self-sustaining.

The Mentor Program provides adult mentors to unhoused youth and youth at-risk to help them complete their education, find a job and place to live.

We invite you to volunteer and/or donate to continue this important work.

We need your immediate support to pay for housing and program expenses, operate our weekly mentoring, parenting, transportation and other urgent services and more beds for homeless and at-risk students.

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Provide-a-Home Program

A comprehensive support program for Washington youth experiencing homelessness that provides a home, education, and training to equip them for independent living.

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MENTORING

Our mentorship program focuses on helping students and parents develop key life skills allowing them to become self-sufficient and thrive after graduation.

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TRANSPORTATION

To help homeless students maintain their daily commitments, our volunteers provide rides to school, appointments, and activities.

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FOOD

Aiming to work collaboratively with other not-for-profit organizations, our food program is designed to fill social service gaps and end hunger in our community.

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CLOTHING

For many of these children, buying clothing is a financial burden. We provide clean, wearable clothing to make student success more likely.

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CHANGE A LIFE TODAY

It is our vision to break the cycle of homelessness among Washington’s youth. Your contribution to Harbor Hope Center of Washington provides a hand up, not a handout, to at risk students and those experiencing homelessness.

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