This month, as part of Youth Homelessness ACTION Month, we’re lifting up a new storytelling series.
It’s told across five weeks—five true stories from across our federation—that together capture the arc of what Covenant House really means to our young people. Each week in November, we’ll spotlight one story on our channels, moving through five stages of a young person’s journey:
Intake. Support. Growth. Independence. Community.
It’s a story in five parts. But really, it’s one story—a single thread of courage, care, and transformation that connects every Covenant House.
After being kicked out by her mother, Kendra had to find a way to keep herself and her son safe. When she came to our doors late at night, she wasn’t expecting them to open. But they did … and her life was about to change.
After sleeping in her van with two young children, Gioia walked through the gates of Covenant House New Orleans and found something she’d been missing her whole life: someone who believed in her.
In this joint essay, Ariana DeBose and Bill Bedrossian reflect on how their respective mothers always lead with compassion and love, influencing their advocacy work today.
Meet Lorraine Ruzich, a dedicated staff member at Raphael’s Life House at Covenant House New Jersey, whose heart for young mothers and their babies is transforming lives and building a new legacy of hope, safety, and sisterhood.
Young women experiencing homelessness face unique challenges, but at Covenant House, they find safety, support, and resources they need to create brighter futures for themselves and, in some cases, their children.
From motherhood and experiencing homelessness as a teen to a successful published author and entrepreneur, Molly Bates took all the love and skills she met at Covenant House and turned her life completely around.
