Covenant House - Homeless YouthOpening Doors for Homeless Youth

Every year, more than 2 million kids will face a period of homelessness in America.

One Million.

This is the number of homeless and runaway youth that Covenant House has helped with food, shelter, warmth, and love since opening its doors over 35 years ago. The needs are greater than ever, though, as each year more than 2 million kids in America will face a period of homelessness.

What Would You Do to Survive Homelessness?

Would you climb into a dirty dumpster filled with trash, because at least inside a dumpster you would be shielded from the wind, and covered from the cold?

Would you find your way into a dark and abandoned building, huddle under newspapers, and try to ignore the rats scrambling on the floor around your feet?

Would you escape underground to the subway, lay out on the dirty floor, praying that no one will kick you, or hurt you while you sleep?

If you were a homeless kid, you might do any or all of those things… you might not have a choice.

Every day, Covenant House gives shelter to homeless kids and responds to their most pressing needs. Last year alone, over 70,000 homeless kids got help in Covenant House programs, including:

• 15,000 kids in our crisis shelters, long-term residential programs, and Mother/Child programs;
• 18,000 in our Community Service Centers located in neighborhoods across the United States, Central America, and Canada;
• 40,453 helped through Street Outreach programs, where staff and volunteers search in vans and on foot for kids in desperate need;
• 48,000 crisis calls to the Covenant House Crisis Hotline, NINELINE, from young people, parents, and caregivers in immediate need on the streets.

Teen homelessness robs our communities of the potential talent and energy of these young people. They are our future, and they need our support. Covenant House is committed to providing a place of shelter and support for every homeless kid who passes through our doors.